Runoff Elections in the United States

by LochK.Johnson (Author), Charles S . Bullock I I I (Author)

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  2009

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  Analyses runoff elections by assembling a data set that includes primary and general election returns for those US states that regularly use runoffs for selecting state legislative, executive, and congressional officials. The authors also draw on data for many municipal offices nationwide and examine court cases and legislative efforts aimed at abolishing or altering runoffs.