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.
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November 8, 1966
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 County results Baring: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on September 6, 1966.
Democratic primary
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |||||