By james art LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — With Election Day less than a week away, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will make their final personal statements to voters in Nevada on Thursday.
Trump, the Republican nominee, speaks to supporters at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.
Harris will first hold an event in Reno in the early evening, then travel to Las Vegas for a campaign event later that night at Craig Ranch Regional Park Amphitheater in North Las Vegas, according to emails sent to those who registered for the rally.
Nevada is considered a key battleground state in the race for the White House, and the Cook Political Report still rates the Silver State as a toss-up.
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More than 856,000 people, or just over 43 percent of eligible registered voters, have cast ballots so far, according to the Nevada Secretary of State’s office.
So far, registered Republicans are outpacing Democrats and other voters in early voter turnout.
More than 335,000 Republican voters have cast a ballot, either by mail or early in-person voting, according to the latest update Wednesday night from the Nevada Secretary of State’s office. This represents 39.2% of the total voter turnout.
Meanwhile, Democrats cast 291,000 ballots, 34% of the voter turnout, and third-party voters and nonpartisan voters made up the remaining 26.8% with 229,341 ballots.
Early in-person voting ends Friday, November 1. Election day is Tuesday, November 5.