Continuity and Change in House Elections

Abstract

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- 1. An Introduction to Continuity and Change in House Elections -- 2. Reversal of Fortune: The Transformation of U.S. House Elections in the 1990s -- 3. Partisan Changes in the Southern Congressional Delegation and the Consequences -- 4. Money and Office: The Sources of the Incumbency Advantage in Congressional Campaign Finance -- 5. Majority-Minority Districts and the New Politics of Congressional Elections -- 6. Public Disapproval of Congress Can Be Dangerous to Majority Party Candidates: The Case of 1994 -- 7. The Nationalization of Electoral Forces Revisited -- 8. Representation of Constituency Ideology in Congress -- 9. Differences in Legislative Voting Behavior Between Winning and Losing House Incumbents -- 10. The Effect of Party on Issue Emphasis in the 1994 House Elections -- 11. The Electoral Connection Between Party and Constituency Reconsidered: Evidence from the U.S. House of Representatives, 1972-1994 -- Epilogue: 1998 and Beyond -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index