1968 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

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]

1968 United States House election in Nevada

← 1966 November 5, 1968 1970 →
 
Nominee Walter S. Baring Jr. James M. Slattery
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 104,136 40,209
Percentage 72.1% 27.9%

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

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1968.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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  • James M. Slattery
  • Clyde Mathews

Results

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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