Boatright, Robert G.

Congressional primary elections [electronic resource] / Robert G. Boatright. - New York : Routledge, 2014. - 1 online resource (xii, 294 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Why study congressional primaries? -- 2. Primary elections and the "democratic experiment" -- 3. The strategic context of congressional primaries -- 4. Open seat primaries -- 5. Challenger primaries -- 6. Incumbent primaries -- 7. Race, redistricting, and primary elections -- 8. Primary reform.

9781315814940 (ebook : PDF)


United States. Congress --Elections.


Primaries--United States.
Representative government and representation--United States.