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Previous editions are cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed . This two-volume reference compiles information about America's electoral process, including the landmark 2000 elections. Topics include U.S. elections and their history; party development and profiles, politics and issues from 1945 to 2000 that have impacted election outcome, campaign financing, and the once dominant Southern primary; a chronological history of presidential elections with detailed examination of primaries, nominating conventions, and the Electoral College; a complete history of Senate and House elections, including popular vote returns and an examination of reapportionment; and discussion of the election results for governors as well as important side issues such as term limits and party lineups. In addition to expanded information, new features include chapters on campaign financing as well as the evolution of American elections, with an emphasis on the modern period. Includes regional maps showing winners and losers, sidebars highlighting important election issues, and b&w illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"...An indispensable resource for students, scholars, and everyone else interested in the history of electoral politics in the United States." - American Reference Books Annual"

Tables, Figures, and Boxes
xiii
Editors' Note xv
Introduction xix
PART I Elections in America
1(40)
The Evolution of American Elections
3(18)
Challenging the Two Parties
3(2)
The Basic Layout
5(1)
Republicans Start Fast
5(2)
Democrats Take Charge
7(1)
Postwar Politics: Kennedy and Nixon
8(1)
Split-Level Realignment
9(3)
The Era of Closeness
12(1)
A Tale of Two Nations
13(1)
Historic Milestones in U.S. Elections
14(7)
Elections: An Expanding Franchise
21(20)
Broadening the Franchise
21(3)
The Black Vote: A Long, Painful Struggle
24(8)
Women's Vote: A Victory in Stages
32(1)
The Eighteen-Year-Old Vote
33(1)
Voter Registration
34(2)
Other Voting Trends in Recent Years
36(5)
PART II Political Parties
41(172)
Campaign Finance
43(42)
Controversy Surrounds Financing System
43(2)
Financing Campaigns: Historical Development
45(5)
Campaign Finance Reform in the 1970s and 1980s
50(8)
Controversies and Practices Since the 1990s
58(10)
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
68(1)
Candidates' Contributions and Expenditures
69(16)
Politics and Issues, 1945--2004
85(80)
Post--World War II Years
88(27)
The Vietnam War Years
115(13)
Years of Uneasy Peace
128(16)
The Post--Cold War Era
144(4)
A Partisan Era
148(17)
Political Party Development
165(10)
Political Issues and the Emergence of Parties
165(4)
Internal Party Politics
169(2)
Third Parties
171(4)
Historical Profiles of American Political Parties
175(34)
American Independent Party and American Party
175(1)
Anti-Federalists
176(1)
Anti-Masonic Party
176(1)
Breckinridge (Southern) Democrats
177(1)
Citizens Party
178(1)
Communist Party
178(1)
Conservative Party
179(1)
Constitutional Union Party
179(1)
Democratic Party
179(6)
Democratic-Republican Party
185(1)
Dixiecrats (States' Rights Party)
186(1)
Federalists
186(1)
Free Soil Party
187(1)
Green Party
187(1)
Greenback Party
188(1)
Know Nothing (American) Party
188(1)
Liberal Party
189(1)
Liberal Republican Party
190(1)
Libertarian Party
190(1)
Liberty Party
191(1)
National Democratic Party
191(1)
National Republican Party
191(1)
National Unity Party (Independent John B. Anderson)
192(1)
Natural Law Party
193(1)
New Alliance Party
193(1)
Peace and Freedom Party
193(1)
People's Party
193(1)
Populist (People's) Party
194(1)
Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
194(1)
Progressive Party (La Follette)
195(1)
Progressive Party (Wallace)
195(1)
Prohibition Party
196(1)
Reform Party (Independent Ross Perot)
197(1)
Republican Party
198(5)
Socialist Party
203(1)
Socialist Labor Party
204(1)
Socialist Workers Party
204(1)
Union Party
205(1)
U.S. Labor Party (Independent Lyndon LaRouche)
205(1)
U.S. Taxpayers Party and Constitution Party
205(1)
Whig Party
206(1)
Workers World Party
207(2)
The Historical Significance of Southern Primaries
209(4)
Runoff Primaries
210(1)
Preferential Primaries
210(1)
County Unit System: Georgia
211(1)
Special Elections
211(1)
Racial Discrimination
212(1)
PART III Presidential Elections
213(603)
Introduction
215(16)
Who Runs for President
215(1)
The Exploratory Stage
216(1)
The Primary and Caucus Schedule
216(2)
The Presidential Nomination
218(1)
General Election Campaign
219(4)
Electoral College
223(4)
Term of Office
227(1)
Roads to the White House
227(4)
Chronology of Presidential Elections
231(84)
The Emergence of the Electoral Process
231(8)
The Age of Jackson
239(3)
The Idea of a Party System
242(3)
Slavery Divides the Nation
245(6)
Postwar Radicalism
251(3)
The Age of Republicanism
254(4)
The Age of Reform
258(6)
The ``Return to Normalcy'' and the Roaring Twenties
264(5)
The New Deal Coalition
269(15)
The Breakup of Consensus
284(6)
The New Conservative Discourse
290(5)
The Clinton Era
295(6)
Republicans Retake the Presidency
301(14)
Presidential Primaries
315(16)
``Front-Loaded'' Process
315(2)
An Evolutionary Process
317(2)
Nominations Reform: Reversal of Fortune
319(7)
Nominations Today
326(5)
Presidential Primary Returns, 1912--2004
331(100)
Nominating Conventions
431(20)
Convention Sites
431(1)
Delegate Selection
432(9)
Controversial Rules
441(1)
Convention Officers
441(3)
Party Platforms
444(1)
Filling Vacancies
445(2)
Communications and the Media
447(4)
Political Party Nominees, 1831--2004
451(12)
Convention Chronology, 1831--2004
463(138)
Key Convention Ballots
601(72)
Popular Vote Returns for President
673(60)
Presidential Popular Vote Returns: Minor Candidates and Parties, 1824--2004
720(13)
The Electoral College
733(16)
Constitutional Background
733(2)
Methods of Choosing Electors
735(3)
Historical Anomalies
738(1)
Election by Congress
738(4)
Counting the Electoral Vote
742(3)
Reform Proposals
745(2)
Presidential Disability
747(2)
Electoral Votes for President, 1789--2004
749(60)
Electoral Votes for Vice President, 1804--2004
805(4)
Biographical Directory of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates
809(7)
INDEXES
816(1)
Presidential Candidates Index
1(2)
General Subject Index
3(814)
PART IV Congressional Elections
817(620)
Introduction
819(14)
Characteristics of Members
820(1)
Women in Congress
821(3)
Blacks in Congress
824(2)
Hispanics in Congress
826(1)
Turnover in Membership
827(4)
Shifts between Chambers
831(2)
House Elections
833(8)
The People's Branch
833(3)
Special Elections
836(1)
Disputed House Elections
837(1)
Party Control Shifts
838(3)
Reapportionment and Redistricting
841(30)
Early History of Reapportionment
842(2)
Reapportionment: The Number of Seats
844(5)
Redistricting: Drawing the Lines
849(7)
Major Supreme Court Cases on Redistricting
856(5)
Practical Results of Court's Rulings
861(5)
Mid-Decade Redistricting and Partisan Gerrymandering
866(5)
House Returns, 1824--2004
871(412)
Senate Elections
1283(6)
Election by State Legislatures
1283(1)
Changing Election Procedures
1283(2)
Demands for Popular Election
1285(1)
Senate's Three Classes
1286(1)
Sessions and Terms
1286(1)
The Modern Senate
1287(2)
U.S. Senators, 1789--2005
1289(32)
Senate General Election Returns, 1913--2004
1321(40)
Senate Primary Election Returns, 1920--2004
1361(76)
PART V Gubernatorial Elections
1437(228)
Introduction
1439(6)
Length of Terms
1439(2)
Elections in Nonpresidential Years
1441(1)
Method of Election
1441(1)
Number of Terms
1441(1)
Majority Vote Requirement
1442(2)
Hotbed of Volatility
1444(1)
Governors of the States, 1776--2005
1445(32)
Gubernatorial General Election Returns, 1776--2004
1477(64)
Gubernatorial Primary Election Returns, 1919--2004
1541(124)
Reference Materials
1609(2)
Constitutional Provisions and Amendments on Elections
1611(3)
Population of the United States and Puerto Rico, 1790--2000
1614(2)
Changing Methods of Electing Presidential Electors, 1788--1836
1616(2)
Presidential Nominating Campaign Lengths, 1968--2004
1618(2)
Victorious Party in Presidential Races, 1860-2004
1620(2)
Distribution of House Seats and Electoral Votes
1622(1)
Bush v. Gore: Excerpts from the 2000 Supreme Court Decision on the Florida Recount
1623(12)
Election Results, Congress and the Presidency, 1860--2004
1635(3)
Results of House Elections, 1928--2004
1638(4)
Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 1789--2004
1642(10)
Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789--2005
1652(2)
House Floor Leaders, 1899--2005
1654(2)
Senate Floor Leaders, 1911--2005
1656(2)
Election-Related Web Sites
1658(2)
Political Party Abbreviations
1660(5)
Selected Bibliography
1665(8)
Illustration Credits and Acknowledgments
1673(1)
INDEXES
1674
House Candidates Index
1(113)
Senate General Election Candidates Index
114(7)
Senate Primary Candidates Index
121(9)
Gubernatorial General Election Candidates Index
130(14)
Gubernatorial Primary Candidates Index
144(9)
General Subject Index
153