1968 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

For related races, see 1968 United States House of Representatives elections.

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

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

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.