The Roads to Congress 2008

Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 9
Preface......Page 15
I \nIntroduction......Page 17
1 \nThe 2008 Congressional Elections......Page 19
II \nHouse Elections......Page 31
2 Mississippi District 1 Race \n(Childers v. Davis)......Page 33
3 Missouri District 6 Race \n(Barnes v. Graves)......Page 49
4 Illinois District 14 Race \n(Foster v. Oberweis)......Page 69
5 New York District 13 Race \n(McMahon v. Straniere)......Page 89
6 Texas District 23 Race \n(Rodriguez v. Larson)......Page 111
7 California District 26 Race \n(Warner v. Dreier)......Page 127
8 Ohio District 16 Race \n(Boccieri v. Schuring)......Page 143
9 Florida District 21 Race (Martinez v. L. Diaz-Balart) and Florida District 25 Race (Garcia v. M. Diaz-Balart)\n......Page 163
10 Florida District 13 Race \n(Jennings v. Buchanan)......Page 185
III Senate Elections......Page 199
11 Louisiana Senate Race \n(Landrieu v. Kennedy)......Page 201
12 Virginia Senate Race (Warner v. Gilmore)......Page 221
13 Alaska Senate Race \n(Begich v. Stevens)......Page 243
14 Colorado Senate Race \n(Udall v. Schaffer)......Page 261
IV \nConclusion......Page 285
15 \nThe Legacy of Election 2008......Page 287
Appendix A: Constitutional \nRequirements for Congress......Page 297
Appendix B: \nParty Control of Congress......Page 299
Appendix C: \nLength of Service in Congress......Page 301
Appendix D: \nReelection Rates in Congress......Page 303
Appendix E: Margins of Victory in \nCongressional Elections......Page 305
Appendix F: Voting Turnout \nin Congressional Elections......Page 307
Index......Page 309
Contributors......Page 317