Election Name: | 1968 United States House election in Nevada |
Country: | Nevada |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1966 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada |
Previous Year: | 1966 |
Next Election: | 1970 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada |
Next Year: | 1970 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1968 |
Image1: | Walter S. Baring, Jr..jpg |
Nominee1: | Walter S. Baring Jr. |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 104,136 |
Percentage1: | 72.1% |
Nominee2: | James M. Slattery |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 40,209 |
Percentage2: | 27.9% |
Map Size: | x240px |
Representative At-large | |
Before Election: | Walter S. Baring Jr. |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Walter S. Baring Jr. |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.