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identifies directories and other resources for all 50 states.
identifies resources about elected officials and directories for government agencies.
Election 2008
Many of the resources listed in other sections of this page will also be useful for
Florida, federal, and campaign
finances information. See also Fact Checkers.
MyDebates - the official online companion to the 2008 Presidential Debates
- Issue Quiz
- National Stats
- Live Debate
- Video Clips
- Submit a Question
Key Dates in 2008
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- November 4 - General Election
- January 2009
provides links to many resources, including news sites.
Campaign 2008 News
"contains 2008 election stories from all the English, language full-text news sources
in the combined source News, Most Recent 2 years."
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Campaign Finances - Key Resources
See also County Supervisor of Elections
for information regarding local candidates, and Campaign Finances
- Other Resources
Florida Campaign Finances
What does the Database Contain?
- "By law candidates and committees are required to disclose detailed financial
records of contributions received and expenditures made.
- For committees, the campaign finance database contains all contributions and
expenditures reported to the Florida Division of Elections since January 1,
1996.
- For candidates, the campaign finance database contains all contributions and
expenditures reported to the Division since the candidacy was announced, beginning
with the 1996 election."
Whose Records are Included?
"Included are campaign finance reports which have been filed
- by candidates for any multi-county office, with the exception of U.S. Senator
and U.S. Representative, and
- by organizations which receive contributions or make expenditures of more than
$500 in a calendar year to support or oppose any multi-county candidate, issue,
or party.
- Reports from local county or municipal candidates and committees are not included."
See Local Elections
Follow the Money
Florida
(1998+)
Other States (earliest data varies, 1990-1998+)
"View political giving at a glance by choosing a state and election year. Want more
detail? Add a candidate, contributor or industry.... The Institute collects the information
for all state-level candidates in the primary and general elections and then puts it
into a database.... assign political donors an economic interest code.... The following
table provides a breakdown of the numerous Industry and Business classifications within
19 general economic sectors."
- Agriculture
- Candidate Contributions
- Communications & Electronics
- Construction
- Defense
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
- General Business
- Health
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- Ideology/Single Issue
- Labor
- Lawyers & Lobbyists
- Non-Contributions
- Other/Retiree/Civil Servants
- Party
- Public Subsidy
- Small Contributions
- Transportation
- Unknown
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provides details about campaign contributions by state and election year,
including:
- Current Election Totals
- Election Summary
- Top Contributors
- Office, Win/Loss Status & Type
of Candidates
- Average Dollars Raised
- Top Contributors to Candidates
- Contributors by Name
- Contributors by Economic
Interest
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- Contributors by Contributor Type
- Ballot Measures
- Contributions to Party
Committees
- Top Contributors to Party
Committees
- Top Industries to Party
Committees
- Sector Breakdown for Party
Committees
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identifies ballot measures in each state, whether the measure passed or
failed, ballot measure committees, and all contributions (by contributor
and amount). Subjects include:
- abortion
- affirmative action
- agriculture
- bond
- business regulation
- campaign finance
- courts
- criminal justice
- economic development
- education
- elections
- energy
- environment
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- gambling
- general taxation
- government
- health care
- housing
- human services
- hunting
- immigration
- insurance
- judicial
- legislature
- marijuana
- marriage
- medical research
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- military
- minimum wage
- natural resources
- property rights
- property taxes
- sales tax
- same-sex benefits
- state budget
- stem cell research
- tabor
- taxation
- tobacco
- tort laws
- transportation
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"reveals the level of monetary competitiveness in state legislative elections
by generating a color-coded map."
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Political contrib
Ution
Logarithmic
Scatterplot profil
E
- "The PULSE tools use medians to compare candidate fund-raising totals.
A median figure describes the midpoint of fund-raising totals, with
an equal number of candidates raising more and less than that amount.
The closer winning and losing candidates' medians are to the overall
median, the more balanced the funds raised during the election cycle."
- "PULSE pages are available for all 50 states and for at least four
election cycles. It allows you to view data for all state candidates
or to limit your search to only the specific office candidates you
want to see. You can also select a specific economic sector to see
only the money given by those particular contributors."
- "On the state PULSE pages, each candidate is represented by a circle.
As you move your mouse over each circle, the candidate's name and
contribution data will appear in the screen. You can click on each
dot to be taken to a specific page that provides breakdowns of the
candidate's campaign kitty. Each dot is placed on the chart in accordance
with the amount of money he or she raised. In the PULSE, winners
are displayed on the top of the chart, with losing candidates at
the bottom."
- "The color of the dot represents the party of the candidate; Blue
for Democratic candidates, red for Republican, green for Third-party
and grey for non-partisan. Additionally, Incumbents are indicated
with a small yellow dot, which may appear as an open circle on many
monitors."
- "If you need to find a particular candidate's circle on the PULSE,
move your mouse to the "Find a Candidate" text in the chart's lower
left side."
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"The Institute uses its multistate, multiyear databases to research trends
in political giving, examine how contributions drive public policy debates
in the states and the nation, and see how special interests give across
state lines."
Open Secrets
"The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based
in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public
policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the
news media, academics, activists, and the public at large. The Center’s work is aimed
at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government."
- Totals
- Top contributors
- Top recipients
- 13 Sectors:
- Agribusiness
- Communications/Electronics
- Construction
- Defense
- Energy/Natural Resources
- Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
- Health
- Lawyers & Lobbyists
- Transportation
- Miscellaneous Business
- Labor
- Ideology/Single-Issue
- Other
- 100+ Industries
- 400+ Categories
- Search by name for a company, lobbying firm or individual lobbyist
- Search for the total spending by a particular industry
- Search for the total spending by lobbyists on a specific issue
- View the amount spent to lobby a particular government agency
- Top Spenders
- Top Lobbying Firms
- Ranked Sectors
- Top Industries
- Top Contracts
- Top Issues
- Top Agencies
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- a directory of people passing between government & the private sector
- Top Members
- Top Agencies
- Top Congressional Committees
- Top Lobbying Firms
- Top Organizations
- Search by Person or Employment
- Top PACs
- Industry Breakdown
- Leadership PACs
- Foreign-connected PACs
- Find a PAC by name
- Top All-Time Donors
- Independent Expenditures & Communications Costs
- Top individuals
- Top 50 Committees
- By Industry
- By Sector
- Expenditures
- Top Contributors
- By Organization
- By Individuals
- New Filings
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- Capital Eye Blog
- Capital Eye Reports (May 2002+)
- Center Press Releases
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Tracking the Payback - "What are the major issues before
Congress and who's trying to influence the decisions? What are
the special interests looking to get?"
- Key Legislation
- Special Interest Watch
- Industry
- Congressional Committees
- Issue Profiles - Archive
- Campaign Finance Links
Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money & Politics
Ref JK 1991 .M26 1994 (1992 elections)
General Collection JK 1991 .M26 1992 (1990 elections)
- "The primary focus of this book is on the 535 members of the U.S. Congress.
Each member has a two-page contribution profile that details the industries
and individual companies, labor unions and other organizations that contributed
to his or her campaign."
- "Profiles of each of the 37 standing committees of the House and Senate are
also presented, showing which industries and interest groups contributed most
heavily to members of that committee."
- "An industry-by-industry breakdown of contributor groups examines in detail
which segments of the business, labor and ideological communities give the biggest
share of dollars to members of Congress."
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Campaign Finances - Other Resources
See also Campaign Finances - Key Resources,
Government Spending and Data Sets.
Almanac of Federal PACs
Ref JK 1991 .A744 (1988-2006/07)
"profiles of each PAC, with history, membership, and affiliate PACs; ...financial data
including how much money each PAC raised over the past five election cycles."
"brings together the UCLA School of Law, the Center for Governmental Studies and the
California Voter Foundation in a collaborative effort to achieve three goals:
- Classify and evaluate the campaign disclosure laws of the 50 states.
- Design and promote a set of uniform standards and model laws for state reporting
and disclosure practices, based upon the findings of the evaluation above.
- Encourage the adoption of these standards by grading the states according to
their disclosure laws and practices and by promoting the findings through publications,
conferences and websites."
"a non-partisan, non-profit institute, affiliated with The George Washington University,
that conducts objective research and education, empanels task forces and makes recommendations
for policy change in the field of campaign finance."
- Search the Disclosure Database (1999+) - candidates, contributors, committees,
PACs, parties
- View or download financial disclosure reports (1997+) filed electronically
by House & Presidential campaigns, Parties, & PACs
- View images of all financial reports (1993+) - filed by House, Senate &
Presidential campaigns, Parties, & PACs
- Download data files (1979+) including contributor, candidate, committee
& summary data
- View Electioneering Communication Reports (2004+)
- View Late Independent Expenditure Reports (2001+)
- Presidential Campaign Finance Summaries (2004)
- Presidential Campaign Matching Fund Submissions (2004 & 2008)
- Compiled Data from Past Election Cycles
- Presidential Campaigns (1996 & 2000)
- House & Senate Activity (1996-2002)
- Political Party Committee Activity (1995-2000)
- Political Action Committees (1995-2000)
- Search IRS Filings by Political Organizations (2000+)
- Unofficial Senate Electronic Filing (1997+)
FEC Reports on Financial Activity
previous title: FEC Disclosure Series
U.S. Documents Y 3 .El 2/3: 15/ (1985/86-1987/88)
U.S. Documents Microfiche Y 3 .El 2/3: 15/ (1989/90 & 1993/94)
ASI Microfiche 9276-2 (1975/76-1993/94)
examples of reports in the series:
- Party & Non-Party Political Committees
- Vol. 1 - Summary
- Vol. 2 - State & Local Party Committees
- Vol. 3 - Nonparty Corporate & Labor Organization Committees
- Vol. 4 - Other Nonparty Committees
- U.S. Senate & House Campaigns
- Presidential Pre-Nomination Campaigns
See also:
1976 Federal Campaign Finances (Common Cause)
Ref JK 1991 .C655 1977 (1975-1976)
- Vol. 1 - Interest Group & Political Party Contributions to Congressional
Candidates (Arranged by Interest Group & Political Party)
- Vol. 2 - Interest Group & Political Party Contributions to Congressional
Candidates (Arranged by Candidate: Alabama-Mississippi)
- Vol. 3 - Interest Group & Political Party Contributions to Congressional
Candidates (Arranged by Candidate: Missouri-Wyoming) and Interest Group
Contributions to 1976 Presidential Primary Candidates
Handbook of Campaign Spending: Money in the ____ Congressional Races
Ref JK 1991 .M78 1994 (1992 elections)
General Collection JK 1991 .F75 1992 (1990 elections)
provides an analysis of all separate expenditures reported to the FEC by candidates
who sought congressional office in 1990 and 1992. Spending categories included:
- Overhead
- Office furniture/supplies
- Rent/utilities
- Salaries
- Taxes
- Bank/investment fees
- Lawyers/accountants
- Telephone
- Campaign automobile
- Computers/office equipment
- Travel
- Food/meetings
- Fund Raising
- Events
- Direct mail
- Telemarketing
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- Polling
- Advertising
- Electronic media
- Other media
- Other Campaign Activity
- Persuasion mail/brochures
- Actual campaigning
- Staff/volunteers
- Constituent Gifts/Entertainment
- Donations
- To candidates
- To civic organizations
- To ideological groups
- To political parties
- Unitemized Expenses
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Government Spending
Each of the following databases includes the ability to display data by
the Congressional District where the contract or grant was awarded.
NOTE: The legislator listed for a specific Congressional District was
not necessarily in Congress when the money was appropriated or spent.
a free, searchable database of Federal government spending on contracts and grants
with annual data beginning in fiscal year 2000.
"The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
(Transparency Act) requires a single searchable website, accessible
by the public for free that includes for each Federal award:
- The
name of the entity receiving the award;
- The amount of the award;
- Information on the award including transaction type, funding
agency, etc;
- The location of the entity receiving the award;
- A
unique identifier of the entity receiving the award."
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Data Sets
See also Campaign Finances and
ICPSR & other sources for data sets.
NOTE: Most other sections of this page include resources for statistical data.
provides database-formatted campaign finance files for congressional & presidential
races (1996+).
- "data include election returns, socioeconomic summaries, and demographic measures
of the American public at unusually low levels of geographic aggregation.
- The NSF-supported ROAD project covers every state in the country from 1984 through
1990 (including some off-year elections).
- One collection of data sets includes every election at and above State House,
along with party registration and other variables, in each state for the roughly
170,000 precincts nationwide (about 60 times the number of counties).
- Another collection has added to these (roughly 30-40) political variables an
additional 3,725 variables merged from the 1990 U.S. Census for 47,327 aggregate
units (about 15 times the number of counties) about the size one or more cities
or towns.
- These units completely tile the U.S. landmass. This collection also includes
geographic boundary files so users can easily draw maps with these data."
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Local Elections
See also Local Government Information & Related Resources
and Florida Elections.
County Supervisor of Elections
Orange County Election Results
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Florida Elections
See also Florida Government Information & Related Resources
and Local Elections.
- application form
- how to vote absentee
- registration book closing dates
- upcoming election dates
- qualifying dates
- registration book closing dates
- scheduled county & municipal elections (1997+)
"tracks candidates throughout the elections process presenting candidate
status, campaign finance activity, personal photos and contact information."
"maintains records on hundreds of committees. Information available
for each committee includes committee address, chairman, treasurer,
deputy treasurer, registered agent and campaign finance activity. Committees
are classified as:
- Political Committee (PAC)
- Committee of Continuous Existence (CCE)
- Party Executive Committee (PTY)
- Electioneering Communication Organizations (ECO)
- Electioneering Communication Individual (ECI)
- Independent Expenditure Organization (IXO)"
- general, primary, presidential preference, runoffs
- display results by county
- display results by office:
- U.S. President
- U.S. Senator or Representative
- Governor & Cabinet
- State Senator or Representative
- State Courts - Supreme Court, District Court of Appeals,
Circuit Judge
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- Special Districts
- Constitutional Amendments
Tabulation of Official Vote
FL Documents SS .C7: T12/
beginning with the primary elections of June 1932.
See also:
Florida Votes, 1920-1970
by Annie Mary Hartsfield & Elston E. Roady
Ref JK 4493 .1972 .H37
provides a compilation and analysis of some Florida election statistics.
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See description of database above
"The Division of Elections provides advisory opinions to supervisors
of elections, candidates, local officers having election related duties,
political parties, political committees, committees of continuous existence
or other persons or organizations engaged in political activity, relating
to any provisions or possible violations of Florida election laws."
- Election Laws
- Opinions
- Handbook
- Forms
- Rules
- Annual Reports (1996+)
- Analysis & Report of Overvotes & Undervotes for the General
Election (2002, 2004, 2006)
- Polling Place Accessibility (2003)
- Uniform Poll Times
- Voter Education Programs During the Election Cycle (2004, 2006)
- County Voter Registration Totals (1994+)
- by Party
- by Race
- by Party & Race
- by Congressional District
- by Senate District
- by House District
- by Judicial Circuit
- Voter Registration since 1972 - Statewide by Party
- Voter Registration Report Archives (1995+)
- Monthly Report
- Net Activity by Party Affiliation Report
- Year to Date Affiliation Report
- Year to Date Voter Registration Totals Report
- About Voting Systems
- Certified Voting Systems
- Certified Voting System Vendors
- County Voting System Lookup
- Certification Status & Test Schedule
- Technical Advisory & Letters
- Florida Voting Systems Standards
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Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida
FL Documents SS 1B:
biennial volumes include Official Vote, Tabulated by Counties:
1896-1908, 1912-1914, 1918-1922, 1926-1928, 1932-1962
"Your complete directory of Florida candidates for Governor, United State Senator and
Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official
state election office ... and state news sources." Includes links to campaign websites.
- Biographical Information
- Current Officials
- Current Candidates
- Issue & Interest Group Ratings
- Abortion Issues
- Business & Consumers
- Conservative
- Environmental Issues
- Gun Issues
- Labor
- Transportation Issues
- Issue Positions - Political Courage Test
- Speeches & Public Statements
- Voting Records
- Ballot Measures
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- State Key Votes
- All Bills
- Abortion Issues
- Appropriations
- Arts & Humanities
- Budget, Spending & Taxes
- Business & Consumers
- Campaign Finance & Election Issues
- Crime Issues
- Education
- Employment & Affirmative Action
- Family & Children Issues
- Health Issues
- Housing & Property Issues
- Immigration
- Legal Issues
- Science & Medical Research
- Transportation Issues
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Federal Elections - Key Resources
See also Federal Elections - Other Resources.
- Data Archive
- Success of the President's Party in Congressional Elections (1932+)
- 2008 General Election Preferences Over Time (from Gallup Daily Tracking
Poll)
- Days Before/After the First Day of Convention Vice-Presidential Nominees
Were Selected (1968+)
- Popular & Electoral Vote Mandates (1824+)
- Representation of President's Party in House Elections (1824+)
- Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections (1824+)
- Election Year Presidential Preferences: Gallup Poll Accuracy Record (1936+)
- Financing Presidential General Elections (1860+)
- Percent of Convention Delegates Selected through Primary Election (1912+)
- Elections
- Presidential Elections Data (1828+)
- Documents Related to the 2000 Election Dispute
provides maps of election results for president, governors, and senators.
"Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts
for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories."
Provided as pdf files, the title varies:
Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of ... : showing the highest
vote for presidential electors, and the vote cast for each nominee for United States
senator, representative, resident commissioner, and delegate to the ... Congress, together
with a recapitulation thereof, including the electoral vote
Ref JK 1967 .C662 2005
31 chapters in two volumes, covering:
- Elections in America
- Political Parties (Campaign Finance, Politics & Issues, Political Party Development,
Historical Profiles of American Political Parties, Historical Significance of
Southern Primaries)
- Presidential Elections (Presidential Elections & Primaries, Nominating Conventions,
Key Convention Ballots, Electoral College)
- Congressional Elections (House & Senate Returns, Reapportionment & Redistricting)
- Gubernatorial Elections
a non-partisan site providing links for the federal & state candidates, political parties,
political news, and campaign issues.
- Biographical Information
- Current Officials
- Current Candidates
- Congressional Key Votes
- All Bills
- Appropriations
- See also: Issues
- Issue & Interest Group Ratings
- Conservative
- Liberal
- See also: Issues
- Issue Positions - Political Courage Test
- Speeches & Public Statements
- Voting Records
- Issues (Congressional Key Votes & Issue & Interest
Group Ratings)
- Abortion Issues
- Agriculture Issues
- Animal Rights & Wildlife Issues
- Arts & Humanities
- Budget, Spending & Taxes
- Business & Consumers
- Campaign Finance & Election Issues
- Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
- Congressional Affairs
- Crime Issues
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drug Issues
- Education
- Employment & Affirmative Action
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- Issues (continued)
- Energy Issues
- Environmental Issues
- Executive Branch
- Family & Children Issues
- Federal, State, & Local Relations
- Foreign Aid & Policy Issues
- Gambling & Gaming
- Government Reform
- Gun Issues
- Health Issues
- Housing & Property Issues
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Labor
- Legal Issues
- Military Issues
- National Security Issues
- Reproductive Issues
- Science & Medical Research
- Senior & Social Security Issues
- Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
- Social Issues
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology & Communication
- Trade Issues
- Transportation issues
- Veterans Issues
- Welfare & Poverty
- Women's Issues
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"examines the evolution of presidential politics in the United
States across the span of American history. The project offers a
wide spectrum of cinematic and interactive visualizations of how
Americans voted in presidential elections at the county level over
the past 164 years. You can also find expert analysis and commentary
videos that discuss some of the most interesting and significant
trends in American political history."
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Federal Elections - Other Resources
See also Federal Elections - Key Resources and
Federal Government Information & Related Resources.
America at the Polls, 1920-1992: A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics
Ref JK 524 .A73 1994
provides state-by-state, county-by-county details of each presidential contest.
America Votes
Ref JK 1967 .A8 (v.2,4-5,8-26; 1956/57, 1960-62, 1968-2003/04)
provides county-level election returns by state for President, Congress, and Governor.
Includes Congressional district maps.
Presidential Ballots, 1836-1892
Ref JK 524 .B8 1976
- Distribution of Party Control, by Counties, 1836-1892
- Distribution of Counties Held by Each Party: Sections, 1836-1892
- Distribution of Counties Held by Each Party: States, 1836-1892
- Distribution of the Vote by Section and State, 1836-1892
- Distribution of the Vote by Counties, 1836-1892
- The Electoral Vote, 1836-1892
Presidential Vote, 1896-1932
Ref JK 524 .R6 1970
- Distribution of the Presidential Vote, 1896-1932
- Distribution of the Vote by Sections and by States
- Distribution of Party Control: Democratic & Republican Counties
- Party Vote for Electors by State and by County
Source Book of American Presidential Campaign & Election Statistics, 1948-1968
Ref JK 524 .R83
- Presidential Preference Primaries
- National Party Conventions
- Presidential Campaign Staff
- Campaign Itineraries
- The Cost of Presidential Campaigns
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- Presidential Campaign Media Exposure
- Public Opinion Polls
- Voting Participation in Presidential Elections
- Presidential Election Results
- Minor Party Voting
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Statistical History of the American Electorate
Ref JK 1967 .R87 2001
- "This volume has three purposes: to achieve accuracy, comprehensiveness,
and analytical insight into the behavior of the American electorate
from 1788 to 1999."
- The Accuracy & Inaccuracy of Election Data
- Who Is Allowed to Vote: Suffrage & Election Laws
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- Who Goes to the Polls
- The Familiarity of Presidential Elections
- The Obscurity of House Elections
- The Notoriety of Senate Elections
- The Isolation of Gubernatorial Elections?
- Party Winners & Losers Across Multiple Elections
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United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997, The Official Results
Ref JK 1967 .D77 1998
U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections: A Biographical & Historical Guide
Ref JK 528 .H38 1996
- Vol. 1 - The Candidates: birth, death, parents, spouse(s), children, education,
political & government service & activities, business & professional activities,
military service & awards, memberships in organizations, nonmilitary awards,
honorary degrees, writings, religion, miscellaneous
- Vol. 2 - The Elections, 1789-1992
United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860, The Official Results by County & State
Ref JK 524 .D778 2002
United States Presidential Primary Elections, 1968-1996: A Handbook of Election Statistics
Ref JK 522 .C66 2000
"provides the official, county-by-county results for all contested Democratic and Republican
presidential primary elections from 1968 through 1996."
- Growth of Presidential Primaries...More & More, Earlier & Earlier
- Presidential Primary Winners by State
- Presidential Primary Winners by Key Counties & Cities
- National Primary Maps & Vote Summaries
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Foreign Elections
See also Foreign & International Government Information
& Related Resources.
Key Foreign Resources
Wilfried Derksen's database on elections, parties and parliaments, including results
of recent elections worldwide
provides links arranged by country.
British Resources
British Electoral Facts, 1832-1987
Ref JN 1037 .C667 1989
- General Elections
- By-Elections
- Expenses
- Electorate
- Forfeited Deposits
- Gains & Losses
- The Parties
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- Postal Voting
- Public Opinion Polls
- Women
- European Parliament
- Local Government
- Referendums
- Miscellaneous
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British Electorate, 1963-1992
Ref JN 956 .C74 1995
- Vote
- Party Identification
- Party Membership
- The Electoral Decision
- Interest in Elections
- Party Image
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- The Economy
- Business, Trade Unions & Strikes
- Nationalisation & Privatisation
- The Welfare State
- Issues of Citizenship
- Newspaper Readership
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Twentieth-Century British Political Facts, 1900-2000
Ref JN 231 .B8 2000
provides election results for the United Kingdom.
Other Foreign Resources
Competitive Elections in Developing Countries
General Collection JF 60 .C66 1987
includes tables with various election data for:
- Costa Rica (1844-1982)
- India (1952-1980)
- Jamaica (1944-1980)
- Malaysia (1959-1978)
- Nigeria (1957-1979)
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- Portugal (1934-1980)
- Romania (1919-1937)
- Sri Lanka (1947-1977)
- Turkey (1950-1979)
- Venezuela (1946-1979)
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Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook
Ref JQ 1879 .A55 .E44 1999
Narrative chapters for each country include data tables:
- Dates of National Elections, Referendums & Coups d'Etat
- Electoral Body
- Abbreviations & Full Names of Political Parties & Alliances
- Electoral Participation of Parties & Alliances
- Distribution of Votes in National Referendums
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- Elections to Constitutional Assembly
- Parliamentary Elections
- Composition of Parliament
- Presidential Elections
- List of Power Holders
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European Political Facts, 1848-1918 / 1900-1996
Ref JN 10 .C66 1848-1918
Ref JN 12 .C637 1998 (1900-1996)
provides election results for European countries.
International Almanac of Electoral History
Ref JF 1001 .M17 1991
"The countries included here are advanced industrialized nations regularly holding competitive
elections since the end of the Second World War. The volume thus covers more than 600
elections in 25 different countries using 17 different languages on four continents....
The starting point chosen [for each country] is the first election in which the great
majority of seats for the national parliament were contested, and most candidates fought
under party labels common across constituencies.... The United States has had the longest
unbroken history of competitive national elections [1828+]; in Europe Belgium claims
this honour [1847+]."
International Encyclopedia of Elections
Ref JF 1001 .I57 2000
"Its 147 entries, ranging from 'Absentee Voting' to 'Women: Representation and Electoral
Systems,' are designed to explain how diverse features of elections work in different
historical, geographical, and cultural settings.... A reader wanting information about
a particular country should turn to the appendix, which contains descriptive information
about the election of the national legislature in 144 countries and provides details
of presidential elections in the many countries that fill this office by direct election."
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Fact Checkers
"a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level
of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what
is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews,
and news releases."
PolitiFact (St. Petersburg Times
& Congressional Quarterly)
"a project... to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign. Every day, reporters
and researchers from the Times and CQ will analyze the candidates' speeches, TV ads
and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate."
analyzes factual claims and attributions of many of the widely circulated stories.
"Urban legends, rumors and Internet hoaxes pertaining to government, politics and politicians."
"Get the truth about rumors, inspirational stories, virus warnings, hoaxes, scams, humorous
tales, pleas for help, urban legends, prayer requests, calls to action, and other forwarded
emails."
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"an international journal covering all aspects of voting, the central act in the democratic
process.... It publishes fully refereed papers, both theoretical and empirical, on such
topics as relationships between votes and seats, and between election outcomes and politicians'
reactions; historical, sociological, or geographical correlates of voting behaviour;
rational choice analysis of political acts, and critiques of such analyses; the formal
and behavioural properties of electoral systems; and work in game theory, political
economy, or social choice relevant to elections.... Electoral Studies also
provides comprehensive descriptive coverage of national elections and referendums in
the democratic world in its 'Notes on Recent Elections' and 'National Elections: the
cycle of elections' features."
United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860, The Official Results by State
& County
Ref JK 2447 .D83 2003
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997
Ref JK 2447 .G76 1998
American State Governors, 1776-1976
Ref JK 2447 .K35
- Vol. 1 - Electoral & Personal Data
- Vol. 2 - Biographical Data: Alabama-Montana
- Vol. 3 - Biographical Data: Nebraska-Wyoming
provides links for campaign funds, elections, political participation, political parties,
etc.
Library & NetLibrary books:
| Browse the UCF Libraries' Catalog for:
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Browse NetLibrary for:
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provides links for campaign finances, candidate resources, congressional candidates,
election process, lobby groups, lobby group ratings, news sources, policy issues, political
parties, presidential candidates, presidential elections/historical primaries, public
opinion polls, state candidates, voter registration, etc.
American Electorate: A Historical Bibliography
Ref JK 1965 .A46 1984
- Voters & Voting Behavior
- The Electoral Process
- Emergence of the Electorate: Elections of 1619-1860
- Civil War to World War: Elections of 1861-1919
- New Era to Cold War: Elections of 1920-1959
- The Modern Years: Elections of 1960-1983
CQ's Resource Guide to Modern Elections: An Annotated Bibliography, 1960-1996
Ref JK 1976 .M2844 2000
- Nominations & Selection of Presidents
- Primaries
- Conventions
- Campaigning
- Candidates
- Presidential Debates
- Campaign Finance
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- Media Coverage
- Political Parties
- Electoral System
- Redistricting & Reapportionment
- Voting Participation
- Elections by Date
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Image Makers: A Bibliography of American Presidential Campaign Biographies
Ref JK 524 .M63 (1824-1976)
People's Voice: An Annotated Bibliography of American Presidential Campaign Newspapers,
1828-1984
Ref JK 524 .M64 1987
Political Campaign Communication: A Bibliography & Guide to the Literature
Ref JK 1971 .K3 (1950-1972)
Ref JK 1976 .K35 (1973-1982)
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Prepared by: Rich Gause,
Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/elections.asp
Last update:08/14/09 10:09:10 AM
