6. Partisan Voting on State Courts: Eight Case Studies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Judicial Elections and the Debate over State Judicial Selection 1
6. 2. Turnout in State Judicial Elections 36
7. 3. Voting Behavior in State Judicial Elections 64
8. 4. Appointment and Election: Patterns of Accession to Elective Courts 101
9. 5. Partisanship and Judicial Accountability 144
10. 6. Partisan Voting on State Courts: Eight Case Studies 178
11. 7. A Comparative Approach to Party Bloc Voting 219
12. 8. Conclusion: The Continuing Debate over State Judicial Selection 242
13. Appendixes 254
14. Notes 257
15. Bibliography 297
16. Index 307