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Reporter @KRNV in Reno. @Cronkite_ASU Grad. Married to @kenzie_bales. Subscribe to my pod Ballot Battleground: Nevada. Story ideas/tips? bjmargiott@sbgtv.com
Nov 11, 2022 12 tweets 6 min read
NEW batch of mail ballot results from Washoe County just dropped! Looks to be about 18,400 total.

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Cortez Masto 50.1%
Laxalt 47.2%

Cortez Masto picks up 4,600 votes in Washoe batch
Nov 10, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
Looks like they've stopped processing mail ballots at the Washoe registrar's office for the night, meaning our batch of results should be coming soon. Updates to follow By soon, I obviously meant around 2 hours 🫠 Updated results will be posted here sometime tonight: electionresults.washoecounty.gov
Nov 9, 2022 7 tweets 1 min read
Washoe County interim registrar of voters Jamie Rodriguez is giving a virtual update on ballot counting momentarily. Follow along for updates 🧵 You can watch live here: mynews4.com/watch
Nov 9, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
How many mail ballots are still to be counted in Washoe County?

The registrar has at least 57k ballots in house still to be counted, plus any mail that arrives over the coming days (before or on Saturday) 📬

Updated story: mynews4.com/newsletter-dai… Washoe County spox tells me it's 'very doubtful' there will be another batch of results posted before their 1p PST virtual update.
Nov 9, 2022 10 tweets 5 min read
Good morning from snowy northern Nevada! No new results were posted between 2:30 am and now (thankfully 🙏🏼) but we’re expecting a lot of mail to be processed and counted today. Follow for updates 🧵 Image The Associated Press has called #NV02 for incumbent Republican Mark Amodei. He easily defeated long shot candidate Elizabeth Mercedes Krause to win a 7th term mynews4.com/news/local/nev…
Nov 9, 2022 10 tweets 4 min read
All of Clark County's Election Day results have been uploaded to the Secretary of State's website.

Joe Lombardo is now ahead of Steve Sisolak statewide by 16,000 votes. Adam Laxalt leads Cortez Masto by just 615 votes.

Final thread before I sign off 🧵mynews4.com/news/local/nev… ImageImage We're still waiting on the rest of Washoe County's Election Day results, as well as rural (and red) Douglas and Lyon counties.

Expect GOP to boost margins in the statewide races more tonight, but...
Nov 9, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
We're starting to get some Washoe County results. Cortez Masto up 50-48, Sisolak up 49-48.

More here: electionresults.washoecounty.gov Hillary Schieve up 59-41 over Eddie Lorton in the race for Reno Mayor.

County says these results are all early voting and most mail ballots through Sunday.
Nov 9, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
7 P.M. UPDATE: 36,306 voted in person in Washoe County before 7p. Party breakdown:

8,317 Democrats
17,696 Republicans
10,293 Nonpartisan/other

As we've been saying, this does not include the ~16,000 outstanding mail ballots. When you count the 36,306 in-person votes, the 132,300 early and mail votes and the ~16k outstanding mail ballots, Washoe turnout is at least 184,000 (60%)

That doesn't include people waiting in line still and mail ballots to be received in the coming days.
Nov 8, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read
Tomorrow night, Nevada may find itself at the center of the political universe. Control of the U.S. Senate may hinge on who wins the Silver State. And who wins Nevada may come down to purple Washoe County.

My final preview on election eve: I'm proud of the comprehensive midterm election coverage we've been able to bring you on @KRNV this cycle.

A couple quick highlights 🧵
Sep 18, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
BREAKING: A plane crashed at the Reno Air Races just now, sparking a fire. Here’s what we know: bit.ly/3LnFVzQ Story updated with new info from Reno Air Races. All events have been called off for the 2022 event and the FAA and NTSB are investigating: mynews4.com/news/local/pla…
Sep 16, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Saw some questions on social media (incl. from a former councilman) about the free day for Ward 4 residents at the Reno Air Races promoted by councilwoman Bonnie Weber.

Per @RenoAirRaces spox, Weber 'did not pay for the free day but did help with initial fundraising efforts.' Image The free day for Ward 4 residents has been offered since 2018.

Air races donated 2 in-kind contributions to Weber's campaign back when she was a county commissioner in early 2010s.

Campaign finance records show $500 for VIP Tickets & Pit Passes and $880 for air race admission ImageImageImage