With a compilation of information that has never before been available in one source, this exhaustive reference work provides complete published election returns for all popular Congressional elections, including special elections, in the United States--over 36,000 since 1788. For all candidates, party affiliation, number of votes received, and percentage of popular vote are given. A brief history of congressional elections is provided, outlining the variations between states in the early years and detailing the changes caused by the Civil War and the Reconstruction era.
- ISBN10 0786402830
- ISBN13 9780786402830
- Publish Date 1 March 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 November 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1152
- Language English