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This pioneering work offers a theoretical perspective on two new variables that shape presidential voting behavior in America. It does this through an exploration of the impact that native son presidential candidate Jimmy Carter had upon his home state electorate in Georgia. The work fully documents the electoral support that Carter received in his twelve elections in the state of Georgia and the support he garnered for his former vice president in the 1984 presidential election.
This is the first longitudinal study to examine the impact of native son candidates on voting behavior. It concludes that native son presidential candidates do affect voting behavior in their states and that this effect sometimes extends such behavior throughout their region. This study and its conclusions will be of interest to scholars and historians in political science and presidential studies.
List of contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction by Tobe Johnson
The Georgia Electorate: An Overview
The Vote for Carter for State Senate
The Vote for Carter for Governor
The Vote for Carter for President
The Native Son Factor in Presidential Elections
The Native Son's Post-Presidential Influence and the 1984 Presidential Elections in Georgia
Appendix: The Election Data: A Research Note
Bibliography
Index
About the author
HANES WALTON, JR. is Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Political Science at Savannah State College in Georgia. He is the author of nine books, including most recently
When the Marching Stopped: The Politics of Civil Rights Regulatory Agencies (1988).
