Political parties and primaries in Kentucky /Penny M. Miller, Malcolm E. Jewell.

Miller, Penny M., 1943-

Political parties and primaries in Kentucky /Penny M. Miller, Malcolm E. Jewell. - Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, (c)1990. - 1 online resource (vii, 326 pages :) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Copyright; Title; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Kentucky in a National Perspective; 2. Democratic Party Organization; 3. Democratic Gubernatorial Primaries, Past and Present; 4. The 1987 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary; 5. The 1987 Democratic Primary for Statewide Offices; 6. Party Activists; 7. Candidate Choice among Gubernatorial Primary Activists; 8. Funding Political Campaigns; 9. Republican Organization and Fragmentation; 10. Nominating and Electing Republicans; 11. Patterns of Voter Turnout. 12. Partisanship and Voting Patterns in General ElectionsAppendix. Description of Independent Variables; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.

This is a study of Kentucky political parties: how they are organized and how they nominate and elect candidates. Because state politics in Kentucky is dominated by the Democratic Party, a major portion of the study is devoted to the Democratic primary candidates, campaign techniques, funding, of elections, and voting patterns. As in other slates, campaign techniques in Kentucky are changing. During the 1950s and 1960s the Democratic Party had two dominant factions, and candidates for statewide office sought factional allies among local party organizations. Now factional alignments have disappe.



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Primaries--Kentucky.
Political parties--Kentucky.
Kentucky--Politics and government.
Political parties--Kentucky.
Primaries--Kentucky.

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Electronic Books.

JK2295 / .P655 1990