The Roads to Congress 2016: American Elections in a Divided Landscape

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Sorting Out the 2016 U.S. Elections  (Sean D. Foreman)....Pages 3-11
 Voting Behavior in the 114th Congress  (Patrick Hickey)....Pages 13-25
 Voter Suppression Policies in the 2016 Campaign Cycle  (Daniel E. Smith)....Pages 27-42
 What to Tweet when the Top Is Toxic? Gauging References to the 2016 Presidential Candidates in House Members’ Social Media Posts  (Bryan T. Gervais)....Pages 43-56
 Broken, Cracked, and Missed Ceilings: Female and Minority Candidates in the Congressional Races of 2016  (Kimberly L. Casey, Jessica Loyet Gracey)....Pages 57-73
Front Matter ....Pages 75-75
 California 49th Congressional District: A Near Upset in the Golden State  (Laura J. Brantley, Marcia L. Godwin)....Pages 77-91
 Colorado Sixth Congressional District: Moderate Policy Positions and Distance from Trump Help a Republican Incumbent Fight off Another Strong Democratic Challenge  (Josalyn Williams, Katherine Runge, Anand Edward Sokhey, Josh M. Ryan)....Pages 93-107
 Florida Congressional Districts: The Names Change but Party Domination Stays the Same  (Sean D. Foreman)....Pages 109-122
 Illinois 10th Congressional District: Re-rematch in Chicago Suburbs  (Jeffrey Ashley, Miles Williams)....Pages 123-137
 Iowa First Congressional District: Anomaly or New Normal?  (Donna R. Hoffman, Christopher W. Larimer)....Pages 139-153
 New York’s 19th, 22nd, and 24th Congressional Districts: Republicans Hold On in One of the Bluest of States  (Jeffrey Kraus)....Pages 155-177
 Texas District 23: Play It Again: A Nationalized Election in Texas’s Swingin’est District  (Walter Clark Wilson)....Pages 179-193
 Wisconsin Eighth Congressional District: From Swing Seat to Solidly Republican?  (Aaron Weinschenk)....Pages 195-204
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 Arizona Senate Race: McCain Holds on for a Sixth Term  (Tom Lansford)....Pages 207-220
 California Senate Race: The Anointing of Kamala Harris  (Marcia L. Godwin)....Pages 221-235
 Colorado Senate Race: Republicans Expect to Capture Second Straight Senate Seat, but Fall Short  (Kyle D. McEvilly, William K. Hall)....Pages 237-249
 Florida Senate Race: If This Campaign Had Been a Prize Fight—They Would Have Stopped It  (Peter J. Bergerson)....Pages 251-265
 Louisiana Senate Race: Republicans Hold the Deep South  (Joshua Stockley)....Pages 267-285
 Missouri Senate Race: Now Seeing Red  (Kimberly L. Casey)....Pages 287-304
 Nevada Senate Race: The Reid Machine’s Last Stand  (David F. Damore)....Pages 305-319
 New Hampshire Senate Race: Closest in the Nation  (Jennifer Lucas, Tauna S. Sisco, Christopher J. Galdieri)....Pages 321-337
 Ohio Senate Race: A Summer Campaign  (William C. Binning, Melanie J. Blumberg)....Pages 339-354
 Pennsylvania Senate Race: Calculated Campaigns in a Toss-up State  (Melanie J. Blumberg, Michael D. Slaven, William C. Binning, Ellen Mariko Boyle)....Pages 355-371
 Wisconsin Senate Race: Stunning Upset in the Badger State  (Douglas M. Brattebo)....Pages 373-388
Front Matter ....Pages 389-389
 What Have We Learned from the 2016 Elections?  (Marcia L. Godwin, Sean D. Foreman)....Pages 391-400
Back Matter ....Pages 401-407