The roads to Congress 2010 /

The roads to Congress 2010 /

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Author / Creator:Foreman, Sean D., 1969-
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011.
Description:xi, 269 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
United States. -- Congress -- Elections, 2010 -- Case studies.
United States. -- Congress.
Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Case studies.
Elections -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Case studies.
Elections.
Political campaigns.
United States.
Case studies.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8768684
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Other authors / contributors:Dewhirst, Robert E.
ISBN:9780739169445 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739169440 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739169452 (electronic)
0739169459 (electronic)
Notes:Includes index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables, Figures, and Charts
  • Preface
  • Part I. 2010 Congressional Elections
  • Chapter 1. A Third "Wave" Election in a Row:The House Turns Republican while the Senate Stays Democratic
  • Part II. U.S. House Of Representatives Elections
  • Chapter 2. Florida District 8 Race (Webster v. Grayson):No Magic Kingdom for the Incumbent
  • Chapter 3. Illinois District 14 Race (Hultgren v. Foster):A National Referendum against the President and Incumbents
  • Chapter 4. Illinois District 11 Race (Kinzinger v. Halvorson):A Freshman Incumbent Does Not Survive the Tsunami
  • Chapter 5. Mississippi District 4 Race (Palazzo v. Taylor):A Conservative Democrat Loses to a More Conservative Republican
  • Chapter 6. New York District 20 Race (Gibson v. Murphy):The Red Tide Returns to the Upper Hudson Valley
  • Chapter 7. Ohio District 6 Race (Johnson v. Wilson):Ripe for Independent Spenders
  • Chapter 8. Virginia District 5 Race (Hurt v. Perriello):A Congressman Falls to a Republican Tsunami
  • Part III. U.S. Senate Elections
  • Chapter 9. Alaska Senate Race (McAdams Miller v. Murkowski): Alaska's Three-Way Senate Race and Lisa Murkowski's Write-in Victory
  • Chapter 10. California Senate Race (Fiorina v. Boxer):The Great Democratic Exception in a Republican Year
  • Chapter 11. Colorado Senate Race (Buck v. Bennet):Incumbency Success in an Anti-Incumbency Year
  • Chapter 12. Connecticut Senate Race (McMahon v. Blumenthal): Blumenthal Beats McMahon in a Race that Set State Records for Spending
  • Chapter 13. Florida Senate Race (Crist v. Meek v. Rubio):The Rise of Rubio and Fall of Crist
  • Chapter 14. Missouri Senate Race (Blunt v. Carnahan):Still a National Bellwether State
  • Part IV. Conclusion
  • Chapter 15. The Legacy of the 2010 Congressional Elections
  • Index
  • About the Contributors

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