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1968 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

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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

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

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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.