Walter Stephan Baring Jr. (September 9, 1911 – July 13, 1975) was an American politician who served ten terms as a United States representative from Nevada during the mid-20th century.

Baring was first elected to Nevada's sole seat in the House of Representatives in 1948, unseating first-term Republican incumbent Charles H. Russell by 761 votes.

That same year, Baring ran for Congress again, defeating Las Vegas City Attorney Howard Cannon in the Democratic primary before winning the general election.

During the 1960s, Baring faced more strenuous opposition in the Democratic primaries than in the general elections, owing to his ability to attract large numbers of registered Republicans, especially in the northwest of the state.

Claiming that Bilbray had smeared him, Baring endorsed the Republican nominee, David Towell, helping him win the general election in an upset.

After undergoing surgery at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, he died of heart and lung failure on July 13, 1975, at the age of 63.