1966 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

1966 United States House election in Nevada

November 8, 1966
 
Nominee Walter S. Baring Jr. Ralph L. Kraemer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 86,467 41,383
Percentage 67.6% 32.4%

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 1966 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada was held on Tuesday November 8, 1966, to elect the state's at-large representative. This election was held alongside the state's governor election. Incumbent Democrat, Walter S. Baring Jr. won re-election to another term in congress by a landslide margin of 32.37% also carrying every county in the state with over 60 percent of the vote.

Primary elections were held on September 6, 1966.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter S. Baring Jr. (Incumbent) 35,109 50.33
Democratic Ralph L. Denton 32,654 46.81
Democratic George Ullom 1,994 2.86
Total votes 69,757 100.00

Republican primary

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph L. Kraemer 20,068 74.52
Republican Steve T. Kostelac 6,863 25.48
Total votes 26,931 100.00

General election

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter S. Baring Jr. (Incumbent) 86,467 67.63%
Republican Ralph L. Kraemer 41,383 32.37%
Total votes 127,850 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 06, 1966".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 06, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Summary of the vote".