Catherine Cortez Masto was elected the country's first Latina senator when she edged Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Heck for the Nevada seat held by current Senate minority leader Harry Reid.
Cortez Masto, Nevada's former attorney general, won 47.07 percent of the vote (520,658) against Heck's 44.7 percent of the vote (494,427), the Las Vegas Review Journal reported.
"I want you to know this isn't my win," Cortez Masto told supporters in her victory speech, noted the Review Journal. "This is our win."
Cortez Masto, whose grandfather is an immigrant from Chihuahua, Mexico, joins three Latinos in the U.S. Senate in Florida's Marco Rubio, Texas' Ted Cruz, and New Jersey's Robert Menendez, The Washington Post noted.
She shared her feeling about the victory on social media Wednesday.
"Catherine has dedicated her entire career to fighting for Nevada women and families, particularly in her stellar leadership as attorney general, and we look forward to having her strong voice and much-needed perspective at the decision-making table in Washington," Stephanie Schriock, president of Emily's List, a pro-choice PAC, told Latina magazine.
The Review Journal wrote that the race was one of the most expensive Senate races in the country with Democratic and Republican super PACs pouring in millions of dollars for television ads, mailers, phone calls, and respective ground games.
Politico noted that $90 million of the nearly $110 million spent between the two candidates came from outside groups.
Cortez Masto also received support from President Barack Obama who recorded a radio ad for her while holding joint appearances with Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. She also had Reid's backing throughout the campaign, the Review Journal noted.
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