Sam Brown wins GOP Senate primary in Nevada, setting up a key race this fall

Army veteran Sam Brown clinched the Republican nomination for Senate in Nevada Tuesday, setting up a key race against Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen.

Army veteran Sam Brown clinched the Republican nomination for the Senate in Nevada on Tuesday, NBC News projects, setting up a faceoff with Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in what’s expected to be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country this year. 

Republicans have viewed Nevada, where former President Donald Trump has consistently outperformed President Joe Biden in polling, as a prime pickup opportunity in their quest to win control of the Senate.

“I like where we’re at — tied against Jacky Rosen in quite a few of the polls, or certainly within margin of error. This is a Senate race that’s shaping up to be probably one of the top-tier two or three battleground Senate races in the nation, from the looks of it,” Brown said in a brief interview. “That’s a competitive spot, and it puts Nevada very clearly in a formidable position, not only in the presidential race, but also in the Senate majority race.” 

After Tuesday’s primary, Rosen called Brown a "MAGA extremist who will say anything to get elected," a message the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee echoed in a new digital ad.

For months, Brown, a retired Army captain who lost his 2022 primary bid for the Senate, held a comfortable lead among his fellow Republicans in fundraising and polling. Then, late Sunday, after Trump gave Brown a shoutout at a rally in Las Vegas, he perhaps helped seal the deal with a last-minute endorsement of Brown. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/sam-brown-wins-nevada-gop-senate-primary-rcna155695

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