Democrats one seat away from Senate control with Mark Kelly's re-election

Now all eyes turn to Nevada, which is still counting votes.

VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Nov. 12, 2022 THE LATEST Democrat Mark Kelly defeats Trump-backed Blake Masters in Arizona by Ja'han Jones Late Friday night, NBC News projected that Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona had successfully fended off a challenge from the Trump and Peter Thiel-backed Republican Blake Masters. The win brings Democrats one step closer to control of the Senate, with 49 confirmed seats. Now all eyes turn to Nevada, which is still counting votes.   "Most polling leading up to Election Day showed Kelly with a consistent but increasingly narrow lead over Masters, who was running his first political campaign," writes Ja'han Jones, "and it showed." While Kelly campaigned as a steady moderate, Masters promoted Trump's false election claims and other conspiracies, and at times seemed to waffle on key policy stances like abortion. "Big money Republicans cut back on donating to his campaign on multiple occasions, showing a loss of faith in him just months out from the campaign. But Masters carried himself with arrogance that seemed to rub voters the wrong way, and Kelly capitalized on that haughtiness," writes Jones.   Read Ja'han Jones' full analysis in your Saturday MSNBC Daily. TOP STORIES JARVIS DEBERRY Adrian Fontes wins in Arizona, prompting a sigh of relief from Dems Fontes' win keeps a self-described Oath Keeper at bay. Read more. EMMA GRAY The simple reason Republicans were blindsided by abortion this week The 2022 midterms abortion results should surprise literally no one. Read more. JA'HAN JONES Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation payout just soared to new heights Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Read more. JA'HAN JONES The most dysfunctional entity in Washington is being sued. No, it's not Congress. A D.C. lawsuit says NFL and Commanders colluded to mislead consumers. Read more. TOP VIDEOS STEVE KORNACKI Democrats one seat away from Senate control as Kornacki explains Arizona and Nevada  ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT 'Workers talking to workers': Culinary union makes heavy lift for Democrats in Nevada ALL IN America's youngest Congressman: What Maxwell Frost is most looking forward to DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE Kara Swisher: I've 'never seen anything' like the chaos at Twitter MORE FROM MSNBC All six episodes of MSNBC's newest, original podcast "The Revolution with Steve Kornacki" are available now. Steve recounts the origin story of partisan politics as we know it today – exploring the catalysts of the 1994 Republican take-over of Congress, including the influence of Newt Gingrich, that changed both political parties forever. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts. Tomorrow, MSNBC Films presents 'From Devil's Breath,' from Academy Award winning director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Leonardo DiCaprio. The film, part of the documentary series 'The Turning Point,' zeroes in on a devastating wildfire in Portugal in 2017, the toll it continues to take on the community, and an inspiring path forward in the fight against climate change.   Watch 'From Devil's Breath,' tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming on Peacock.  30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE