Publisher's Synopsis
′The book has two parts: a presentation of most of the basic data on congressional elections found in the 1978 CPS study; and a collection of five articles that draw on the findings of the 1978 study and discuss various aspects of congressional elections...The Maisel and Cooper reader provides both an excellent reference source for students of congressional elections and a valuable collection of recent scholarly work in the field.′ -- Political Science Quarterly, Winter 1981-2
′a welcome addition to the literature on the subject... The essays in the volume are very informative and give the reader an insight into Congressional elections. The data provided here can be of help in further research on the subject.′ -- International Studies
