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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460698003321

Autore

Miller Penny M. <1943->

Titolo

Political parties and primaries in Kentucky / / Penny M. Miller, Malcolm E. Jewell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University of Kentucky Press, , 1990

©1990

ISBN

0-8131-6386-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Disciplina

324.5/4/09769

Soggetti

Political parties - Kentucky

Primaries - Kentucky

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Title; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Kentucky in a National Perspective; 2. Democratic Party Organization; 3. Democratic Gubernatorial Primaries, Past and Present; 4. The 1987 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary; 5. The 1987 Democratic Primary for Statewide Offices; 6. Party Activists; 7. Candidate Choice among Gubernatorial Primary Activists; 8. Funding Political Campaigns; 9. Republican Organization and Fragmentation; 10. Nominating and Electing Republicans; 11. Patterns of Voter Turnout

12. Partisanship and Voting Patterns in General Elections Appendix. Description of Independent Variables; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This is a study of Kentucky political parties: how they are organized and how they nominate and elect candidates. Because state politics in Kentucky is dominated by the Democratic Party, a major portion of the study is devoted to the Democratic primary candidates, campaign techniques, funding, of elections, and voting patterns.As in other slates, campaign techniques in Kentucky are changing. During the 1950's and 1960's the Democratic Party had two dominant factions, and candidates for statewide office sought factional allies among local party organizations. Now factional alignments have disappeared