1968 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

1968 United States House election in Nevada
	County results; Baring: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Representative; At-large before election; Walter S. Baring Jr.; Democratic	Elected Representative; At-large ; Walter S. Baring Jr.; Democratic

The 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada was held on Tuesday November 5, 1968, to elect the state's at-large representative. This election occurred during the 1968 United States presidential election. Incumbent Democrat, Walter S. Baring Jr. won re-election to a ninth term in congress by a landslide margin of 44.29% winning every county in the state with over 60% of the vote.^[1]

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1968.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Walter S. Baring Jr.
Richard E. Ham

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter S. Baring Jr. (Incumbent)	40,938	67.95
	Democratic	Richard E. Ham	19,306	32.05
Total votes			60,244	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

James M. Slattery
Clyde Mathews

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James M. Slattery	19,694	61.38
	Republican	Clyde Mathews	12,394	38.62
Total votes			32,088	100.00

General election

Candidates

Walter S. Baring Jr.
James M. Slattery

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter S. Baring Jr. (Incumbent)	104,136	72.14%
	Republican	James M. Slattery	40,209	27.86%
Total votes			144,345	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 05, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 03, 1968".
^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 03, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[1] "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 05, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[2] "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 03, 1968".

[auto-3] "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 03, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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