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Campaigns & Elections

  • Background Information
  • Internet Sites
  • Election Results
  • Campaign Finance
 
 

Campaigns & Elections

Background Information

  • America Votes: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1956 - 1998.

    • Ref JK1967 .A8

  • Guide to U.S. elections

    • Ref JK1967 .C662 2005

  • Elections A to Z

    • Ref JK1976 .M57 2008

  • Encyclopedia of American political parties and elections

    • Ref JK2261 .S218 2006

  • Historical atlas of U.S. presidential elections 1788-2004

    • Map & Imagery Lab, Public Area G1201.F9 H5 2006

  • Historical documents on Presidential elections

    • Ref JK1965 .H56 1991

  • Political parties and elections in the United States: an encyclopedia

    • Ref JK2261 .P633 1991

  • Presidential elections since 1789. 4th ed.

    • Ref JK524 .P68 1987

  • U.S. presidential candidates and the elections: a biographical and historical guide.

    • Ref JK528 .H38 1996


Internet Sites

  • University of Michigan Library. Political Science resources.

    • Click on "Political Science" and then filter by sub-topic "United States" and filter again by sub-topic "Elections"

    • A volunteer-based organization that draws together individuals from across the political spectrum to research the backgrounds and records of political candidates and elected officials, looking at voting records, campaign contributions, public statements, biographical data and evaluations from a wide range of special interest groups.


Election Results

  • U.S. Congress. Clerk of the House. Election Information

    • Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections.

  • California Secretary of State. California Elections and Voter Information.

    • Information about current and past general and primary elections, ballot measures, election statistics, and voter registration.

  • Santa Barbara County. Clerk-Recorder, Assessor and Elections Department. Elections web page.

    • Includes general election results, archive of elections, polling places, turnout by precinct, sample ballot, and information on measures and propositions, etc.


Campaign Finance

  • Federal Election Commission

    • The FEC administers and enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.  See especially the FEC's Campaign Finance Data and Reports (disclosure) pages.

  • CampaignMoney.com

    • A non-partisan web site that makes available the names of financial donors to federal political campaigns.

  • CQ MoneyLine

    • Information on campaign finance; PACs, parties and 527s; candidates; and lobbyists, lobby firms and their clients. 

  • OpenSecrets.org

    • A web site of the Center for Responsive Politics that focuses on the influence of money on U.S. elections and public policy.  See especially OpenSecrets' Tracking the Payback page.

  • U.S. Congress.  Financial Disclosure Reports of members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

    • Government Information Center, U.S., Microform Area. Y 1.1/7:110-129/v.1 - v.4

    • This information is also available through OpenSecrets.org.  Scroll over the Politicians & Elections tab and click on Personal Finances.



 

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