1966 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph L. Kraemer | 20,068 | 74.52 | |
Republican | Steve T. Kostelac | 6,863 | 25.48 | |
Total votes | 26,931 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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 |