Pennsylvania Elections: Statewide Contests from 1950-2004Pennsylvania Elections provides a systematic and thorough analysis of elections in Pennsylvania. The work focuses on voting trends across the state, analyzes the political geography of the state, and develops a narrative of the people and places that have shaped these elections. This is the first time that this information has been collected in a single volume. |
Contents
THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF PENNSYLVANIA | 1 |
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA | 8 |
SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | 16 |
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA | 19 |
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA | 25 |
UNITED STATES SENATE ELECTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA | 35 |
The 1950s | 36 |
The 1960s | 49 |
20002004 | 114 |
PENNSYLVANIA ROW OFFICE ELECTIONS | 117 |
INTERNAL AFFAIRS | 121 |
TREASURER | 125 |
AUDITOR GENERAL | 139 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL | 155 |
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA | 167 |
The 1960s | 175 |
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