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

November 5, 1968

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.

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1968.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Walter S. Baring Jr.
• Richard E. Ham

Results

Democratic primary results

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

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