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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface by Sean D. Foreman and Robert Dewhirst Part I: 2012 Congressional Election Chapter 1: Democrats increase their seats in Congress and keep control of the White House Sean D. Foreman Chapter 2: Voting Suppression of the American Electorate, 2009-2012 Robert Dewhirst and Daniel E. Smith Chapter 3: Campaign Finance: The Impact of Citizen’s United Decision William Curtis Ellis and Holly Peterson Chapter 4: Redistricting: An Overview Josh Stockley Part II: U.S. House of Representatives Elections Chapter 5: California House 31 (Miller v. Dutton):Top Two Primary Turns a Democratic Seat into a Safe Republican One Marcia L. Godwin and Richard Gelm Chapter 6: Florida House 26 (Rivera v. Garcia): Third Time is a Charm for Cuban Democrat Sean D. Foreman Chapter 7: Illinois District 10 (Dold v. Schneider): A Fight between Demographics and Dollars Jeffrey Ashley and Christophe Amegan Chapter 8: Illinois District 17 (Schilling v. Bustos): A Carefully Constructed Gerrymander Dooms an Incumbent William K. Hall and Kyle D. McEvilly Chapter 9: New York House 24 (Buerkle v. Maffei v. Rozum): Rematch goes to the Democrat Jeffrey Kraus Chapter 10: Ohio House 6 (Johnson v. Wilson): Same Players, New Field Will Miller Chapter 11: Texas House 23 (Canseco v. Gallego): Congressional Bellwether, Partisan Prophet: Texas 23 and the Past, Present, and Future of Party Fortunes Walter Clark Wilson and Christopher Tyler Camarillo Part III: U.S. Senate Elections Chapter 12: Florida (Nelson v. Mack): All Show and No Go Peter Bergerson and Margaret Banyan Chapter 13: Massachusetts (Brown vs. Warren): The Professor v. The Model: How grassroots organizing and fundraising returned a Democrat to Ted Kennedy's former seat. Joe Caiazzo Chapter 14: Missouri (Akin v. McCaskill): “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over”: Missouri’s Tumultuous and Unpredictable Senate Contest Kimberly L. Casey and Michelle Wade Chapter 15: Ohio (Brown v. Mandel): The Key to a Majority: A Very Expensive and Dirty Campaign William Binning and Sunil Ahuja Chapter 16: Virginia (Allen vs. Kaine): Clash of the Titans Bob N. Roberts Chapter 17: Wisconsin (Baldwin v. Thompson): The Most Negative Senate Race in State History Tom Lansford Part IV: Conclusions Chapter 18: The Legacy of the 2012 Congressional Election Robert Dewhirst Index About the Contributors
