Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

Democrats surge in Clark County, blunt GOP gains for first time

For the first time in 13 days, Republicans lost ground in Clark County in turnout percentage, but with a small gain in Washoe County managed to maintain a 4 percent turnout edge statewide.

The Democratic effort in Clark County on Thursday produced its first victory in Southern Nevada – by a minuscule .1 percent but it blunted the GOP surge. The Democrats now have a nearly 21,000 raw vote lead in Clark County, where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid must build enough of a cushion to withstand losses in rural Nevada.

Republicans have a 3,000-vote lead in Washoe County, but Democrats remain confident Sharron Angle is losing her base in northern Nevada – the margin either way in Washoe could be pivotal to this race.

So the last day could give us a sign of what’s to come on Election Day: Are the Democrats building to a surge to blunt that GOP edge, or was Thursday an aberration? We will know more after Friday’s tally.

Total Clark early voting percentages relative to registration:

Democrats: 30.7 percent

Republicans: 34.8 percent

Total Clark with mail ballots added (Democrats now have a 2,200-ballot lead):

Democrats: 34.9 percent

Republicans: 39.6 percent

Total urban early vote:

Democrats: 127,294 (30.2 percent)

Republicans: 112,252 (33.9 percent)

Total urban early vote (including absentees in Clark):

Democrats: 141291 (33.5 percent)

Republicans: 123,988 (37.5 percent)

For numbers geeks:

CLARK:

Thursday: Dems, 11,701 Rs, 8,297 rest, 4,151

Early: Dems, 103,057; Rs, 84,808 rest, 36,313

Mail: Dems, 13,997; Rs, 11,736 rest, 3,746

Combined: Dems, 117,054 Rs, 96,544 rest, 40,059

WASHOE:

Ds: 24,237 (28.1 percent)

Rs: 27,444 (31.5 percent)

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