SGER: A Study of Preprimary Gubernatorial Endorsements by State Political Parties

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9412994 Jewell This award is supported through the Small Grants for Exploratory Research Mechanism. This project investigates preprimary gubernatorial endorsing conventions to be held by political parties in seven states in 1994, a year when most governors are elected. These states are unique because party leaders are trying to influence the outcome of the nominating process. The study of state political parties has seldom emphasized the nominating process, and often it has been limited to single-state case studies. This research project, by replicating a cross- state study conducted in 1982, will permit comparative analysis both across states and across time. The study will determine whether there have been changes in the endorsement process, in the electoral success of endorsees, and in the evaluations of the endorsement system by delegates attending the conventions. ***