1970 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

The 1970 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada was held on Tuesday November 3, 1970, to elect the state's at-large representative. Primary elections were held on September 1, 1970.

1970 United States House election in Nevada

← 1968 November 3, 1970 1972 →
 
Nominee Walter S. Baring Jr. J. Robert Charles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 113,496 24,147
Percentage 82.46% 17.54%

County results
Baring:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Representative
At-large before election

Walter S. Baring Jr.
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

Walter S. Baring Jr.
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Walter S. Baring Jr. who had represented the district consecutively since 1956 won re-election to an 8th consecutive term and 10th term non-consecutively. Baring won by the biggest margin in his entire career, winning 2 counties with over 90% of the vote. His margin of 64.91% would only be beaten by Jim Santini in 1976.[1] This would be his last term in congress due to his loss in the 1972 primary.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter S. Baring Jr. (Incumbent) 41,925 68.72
Democratic Richard E. Ham 19,086 32.05
Total votes 61,011 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • J. Robert Charles
  • Betty L. Victoria

Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Robert Charles 17,057 76.94
Republican Betty L. Victoria 5,111 23.06
Total votes 22,168 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter S. Baring Jr. (Incumbent) 113,496 82.46%
Republican J. Robert Charles 24,147 17.54%
Total votes 137,643 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 05, 1972". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 01, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 01, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 03, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com.