Guide to U.S. elections
In volume 1, part 1 examines the evolution of the US electoral system and includes material on the franchise and voting rights. It also explores the impact of major post-World War II political issues. Part 2 examines the evolution of campaign finance, traces the development of political parties, profiles major and minor parties, and discusses the historical significance of southern primaries. Part 3 features an overview and chronology of presidential elections along with information and data on presidential primaries, nominating conventions, popular and electoral voting and the Electoral College. In volume 2, part 4 opens with an overview of Congress, followed by a history of elections for the House of Representatives, and examination of reapportionment and redistricting, and detailed general election returns for House races since 1824. Part 4 also includes a history of service since 1789, Senate general election returns since 1913, and Senate primary election returns since 1920. Part 5 presents a history of gubernatorial elections, a list of governors and their terms of service since 1776, gubernatorial general election returns since 1776, and gubernatorial primary election returns since 1919. Volume 2 concludes with key reference materials, including primary sources documents and data tables, a selected bibliography, and six indexes for locating general or candidate-specific information. Revised and expanded by a team of expert writers and scholars, this renowned reference remains the definitive source for information US elections
History
2 volumes (xxiv, 1789, 306 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
9781604265361, 1604265361
430736650
Volume 1
Tables, figures, and boxes
Editor's note
Part 1:
Elections In America
Chapter 1: Evolution of American elections
Challenging the two parties
Basic layout
Republicans start fast
Democrats take charge
Postwar politics: Kennedy and Nixon
Split-level realignment
Era of closeness
Tale of two nations
Historic milestones in US elections
Chapter 2: Elections: an expanding franchise
More voters, changing voter patterns
Black vote: a long, painful struggle
Women's vote: a victory in stages
Eighteen-year old vote
Removing obstacles to voting
Part 2:
Political Parties
Chapter 3: Campaign finance
Controversy surrounds financing system
Financing campaigns: historical development
Campaign finance reform in the 1970s and 1980s
Comprehensive reform efforts in the 1980s and 1990s
New laws in the 2000s
Candidates' fund-raising and spending
Chapter 4: Politics and issues, 1945-2008
Post-World War II years
Vietnam War years
Years of uneasy peace
Post-Cold War era
Partisan era
Chapter 5: Political party development
Political issues and the emergence of parties
Internal party politics
Third parties
Chapter 6: Historical profiles of American political parties
American Independent Party and American Party
Anti-Federalists
Anti-Masonic Party
Breckinridge (southern) Democrats
Citizens party
Communist party
Conservative party
Constitutional Union Party
Democratic Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Dixiecrats (States' Rights Party)
Federalists
Free soil party
Green Party
Greenback Party
Know nothing (American) Party
Liberal Party
Liberal Republican Party
Libertarian Party
Liberty Party
National Democratic Party
National Republican Party
National Unity Party (Independent John B Anderson)
Natural Law Party
New Alliance Party
Peace and Freedom Party
People's Party
Populist (People's) Party
Progressive (Bull Moose) Party
Progressive Party (La Follette)
Progressive Party (Wallace)
Prohibition Party
Reform Party (Independent Ross Perot) Republican Party
Socialist Party
Socialist Labor Party
Socialist Workers Party
Union Party
US Labor Party (Independent Lyndon LaRouche)
US Taxpayers Party and Constitution Party
Whig Party
Workers World Party
Chapter 7: Southern Electoral Experience
Historical role of primaries
Preferential primaries
County unit system: Georgia
Special elections
Racial discrimination
Part 3:
Presidential Elections
Chapter 8: Introduction
Who runs for President
Exploratory stage
Primary and caucus schedule
Presidential nomination
General election campaign
Electoral college
Term of Office
Roads to the White House
Chapter 9: Chronology of Presidential elections
Emergence of the electoral process
Age of Jackson
Idea of a party system
Slavery divides the nation
Postwar radicalism
Age of Republicanism
Age of reform
Return to normalcy and the roaring twenties
New deal coalition
Breakup of consensus
New conservative discourse
Clinton Era
New century, old partisanship
Chapter 10: Presidential primaries
Front-loaded process
Evolutionary process
Nominations reform reversal of fortune
Nominations today
Chapter 11: Presidential primary returns, 1912-2008
Chapter 12: Nominating conventions
Convention sites
Delegate selection
Controversial rules
Convention officers
Party platforms
Filling vacancies
Communications and the media
Chapter 13: Political party nominees, 1831-2008
Chapter 14: Convention chronology, 1831-2008
Chapter 15: Key convention ballots
Chapter 16: Popular vote returns for President
Presidential popular vote returns: minor candidates and parties, 1824-2008
Chapter 17: Electoral college
Constitutional background
Methods of choosing electors
Historical anomalies
Election by Congress
Counting the electoral vote
Reform proposals
Presidential disability
Chapter 18: Electoral votes for President, 1789-2008
Electoral votes for Vice President, 1804-2008
Chapter 19: Biographical directory of presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates
Indexes, following page 904
Presidential candidates index
General index. Volume 2
Part 4:
Congressional Elections
Chapter 20: Introduction
Characteristics of members
Women in Congress
Blacks in Congress
Hispanics in Congress
Turnover in membership
Shifts between chambers
Chapter 21: House elections
People's branch
Special elections
Disputed house elections
Party control shifts
Chapter 22: Reapportionment and redistricting
Early history of reapportionment
Reapportionment: the number of seats
Redistricting: drawing the lines
Major Supreme Court cases on redistricting
Practical results of court's rulings
Mid-decade redistricting and partisan gerrymandering
Chapter 23: House general election returns, 1824-2008
Chapter 24: Senate elections
Election by State Legislatures
Changing election procedures
Demands for popular elections
Senate's three classes
Sessions and terms
Modern senate
Chapter 25: US Senators, 1789-2009
Chapter 26: Senate general election returns, 1913-2008
Chapter 27: Senate primary election returns, 1920-2008
Part 5: Gubernatorial Elections
Chapter 28: Introduction
Length of terms
Elections in nonpresidential years
Methods of election
Number of terms
Majority vote requirement
Hotbed of volatility
Chapter 29: Governors of the states, 1776-2009
Chapter 30: Gubernatorial general election returns, 1776-2008
Chapter 31: Gubernatorial primary election returns, 1919-2008
Reference materials
Constitutional provisions and amendments on elections
Population of the United States and Puerto Rico, 1790-2000
Changing methods of electing Presidential electors, 1788-1836
Presidential nominating campaign lengths, 1968-2008
Victorious party in Presidential races, 1860-2008
Distribution of House seats and electoral votes
Election results, Congress and the presidency, 1860-2008
Results of House elections, 1928-2008
Sessions of the US Congress, 1789-2009
Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2009
House floor leaders, 1899-2009
Senate floor leaders, 1911-2009
Election-related web sites
Political party abbreviations
Selected bibliography
Illustration credits and acknowledgments
Indexes, following page 1790
House candidates index
Senate general election Senate primary candidates index
Gubernatorial general election candidates index
Gubernatorial primary candidates index
General index. Tables, Figures, And Boxes
Tables
1-1: Growing franchise in the United States, 1930-2008
2-1: Nation's voters, 1980-2006
2-2: Eligible voter turnout rates
3-1: Contribution limits for 2009-2010 election cycle
3-2: Campaign spending by candidates for Federal Office: 1976-2008
7-1: Preference and runoff primaries
8-1: US Presidents and Vice Presidents
8-2: Campaign lengths for Presidential candidates, 2008
8-3: Minority Presidents
10-1: Votes cast and delegates selected in Presidential primaries, 1912-2008
12-1: Democratic conventions, 1832-2008
12-2: Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Democratic National Conventions, 1832-2008
12-3 Republican Conventions, 1856-2008
12-4: Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Republican National Conventions, 1856-2008
12-5 National party chairs, 1848-2009
12-6: Chief Officers at other National Party Conventions, 1831-1892
20-1: Age structure of Congress, 1949-2009
20-2: Women in Congress, 1947-2009
20-3: Blacks in Congress, 1947-2009
20-4: Hispanics in congress, 1947-2009
20-5: Longest service in Congress
22-1: Congressional apportionment, 1789-2000
22-2: State population totals and House seat changes after the 2000 census
22-3: Interstate transfer of House seats by census and Senate, 1960-2000
28-1: Party lineup of Governors
28-2: Length of Governor terms
28-3: Limitations on Governor terms
Figures:
2-1: Voter turnout rates, Presidential and midterm elections, 1789-2008
2-2: Partisan identification, national election studies, 1952-2008
3-1: National soft money receipts
3-2: Congressional campaign spending by election year
5-1: American political parties, 1789-2008
12-1: Republican and Democratic convention delegates, 1932-2008
22-1: Reapportionment gainers and losers in 2000
22-2: Redistricting in North Carolina
22-3: Redistricting in Illinois
Boxes:
Part 1: Elections In America
Electoral anomalies
Measuring voter turnout
Constitutional provisions for House and Senate elections
Part 2:
Political Parties
Campaign finance glossary
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold)
Campaign finance history in a nutshell
Actions of the :do-nothing" eightieth Congress
Members of Congress who became President
Governors who became President
Term limits
Party systems
Why two parties?
Part 3: Presidential Elections
What they did before they became president
President of the Confederacy
Countdown in Florida
Types of primaries and procedures
Selection by caucus
Choosing a running mate: the balancing act
President's reelection chances
Vice Presidents who have become President
Growth of Presidential primaries: more and more, earlier and earlier
Sites of major party conventions, 1832-2008
Changes in Democrats' Nominating rules
Political Party organization and rules
GOP primary rules
Democrats' two-thirds rule
Notable credentials fights
Major platform fights
Third parties usually fade rapidly
Highlights of National Party Conventions, 1831-2008
Splitting of States' Electoral Votes: Factionalism and "Faithless Electors"
Electoral college chronology
Presidential election by the House
Law for counting electoral votes in Congress
Part 4:
Congressional Elections
Limiting terms
Congressional characteristics and public opinion
Incumbency
Funding for competitive races
Constitutional provisions
Congress and redistricting
How should the census count the population?
Origins of the gerrymander
Gerrymandering: the shape of the House
Drawing districts
Geographical patterns in reapportionment, 1790-2000
Senate appointments and special elections
Appointed Senators after 1913
Part 5:
Gubernatorial Elections
Removal of a Governor from office