Race for the Presidency : Winning the Year

The next president of the United States will emerge from a process that will last only a few months -- from January to June 2000. By then, the presidential nominating process will have selected two persons who will put themselves to the voters in November as the next occupant of the White House and as the nation's leader into the new century.

How does this mysterious but crucial process -- little understood by most Americans -- really work? Race for the Presidency explains it, outlines the historical roots, and lays out the rules that each political party uses state by state, such as filing deadlines, ballot access, and primary dates and polling hours.

The state-by-state details are supplemented by an overview introduction in which the author explains the background and evolution of the system -- from the smoke-filled rooms of yesteryear's bosses to today's open contests for voter approval. Maps and tables help to highlight and clarify important concepts.

The introductory essay on the evolution of the nominating process from the early 19th century to wher

Rhodes Cook was a senior writer for Congressional Quarterly specializing in political and voting analysis from 1975 to 1997.

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Growth of Primaries	p. 8
Presidential Primary Winners by State	p. 10
Presidential Primary Winners by Key Counties and Cities	p. 14
Early Events
Louisiana	p. 22
Iowa	p. 24
Alaska	p. 27
New Hampshire	p. 29
Hawaii	p. 32
Delaware	p. 34
South Carolina	p. 36
Arizona	p. 38
Michigan	p. 40
North Dakota	p. 42
Virginia	p. 44
Washington	p. 46
Titanic Tuesday
California	p. 50
New York	p. 53
Ohio	p. 56
Georgia	p. 59
Connecticut	p. 62
Idaho	p. 64
Maine	p. 66
Maryland	p. 68
Massachusetts	p. 70
Minnesota	p. 72
Missouri	p. 74
Rhode Island	p. 76
Vermont	p. 78
Mountain West
Colorado	p. 82
Utah	p. 84
Wyoming	p. 86
Nevada	p. 88
Super Tuesday
Florida	p. 92
Texas	p. 95
Mississippi	p. 98
Oklahoma	p. 100
Tennessee	p. 102
Rest of the Way
Illinois	p. 106
Kansas	p. 108
Wisconsin	p. 110
Pennsylvania	p. 112
District of Columbia	p. 114
Indiana	p. 116
North Carolina	p. 118
Nebraska	p. 120
West Virginia	p. 122
Oregon	p. 124
Arkansas	p. 126
Kentucky	p. 128
Alabama	p. 130
Montana	p. 132
New Jersey	p. 134
New Mexico	p. 136
South Dakota	p. 138
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories	p. 140
National Primary Maps and Vote Summaries	p. 142
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