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1966 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

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1966 United States House election in Nevada

← 1964 November 8, 1966 1968 →
 
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

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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

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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

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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

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  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".