Elections 1998
Congressional Districts
- Almanac of American Politics [Library]
- Biennial biographical directory of Members of Congress
- Lengthy information about the politics of the Congressional District
- Brief campaign finances, lobby group ratings, and key roll call votes
- Documents Center JK 1012 .A44 with current in Graduate Library Stacks
- Politics in America [Library]
- Profile section includes biographical, campaign finance,
district, and election information; bills introduced, current speeches,
roll call votes for members of the 106th Congress
- Doc.Cen. JK 1012 .A44; also on CQ's OnCongress (Documents
Center Password)
Candidates and Issues
- 1998
Candidate Profiles (Center for Responsive Politics)
- List of Congressional District and Senatorial races by state
- Lists campaign finances received and spent and campaign contributions
by interest sector
- Includes top contributors
- Campaign Web
Review
- Weekly periodical reviewing use of the web in the 1998 elections
- Analyzes the contents of selected campaign web sites
- Articles on both Congressional and gubernatorial races
- Elections
USA
- Presidential election results by state since 1948
- Historical Senator and gubernatorial winners by state
- List of gubernatorial and Congressional candidates by state for 1998
elections
- Summaries of current public opinion polls
- Political Party Agendas
- Political
Resources Online
- Calendar of upcoming events, including conventions, state primaries
- Web sites of federal, state, and local candidates
- Politics 1
- Political assessment of Presidential candidates
- Extensive links to gubernatorial and Congressional candidates by
state as well as news sources and parties
- National and international election news sources
- Campaign buttons, national parties
- Project Vote Smart
- Biographies, lobby group ratings, campaign receipts by Political
Action Committee subject groupings
- Candidate answers to the National Political
Awareness Test, a questionnaire on issues in the election
- Sample
Michigan Ballot (Publius)
- Your name is checked against registered Michigan voters
- Sample ballot provides candidates and all issues in Nov. 3, 1998
election
- Secretary
of State Offices (Political Resources)
- Links to state Secretary of State offices
- Individual web sites often have campaign information and election
results
Campaign Finances
- 1998
Candidate Profiles (Center for Responsive Politics)
- List of Congressional District and Senatorial races by state
- Lists campaign finances received and spent and campaign contributions
by interest sector
- Includes top contributors
- FECInfo (Tony
Raymond)
- 1996 Congressional and Presidential campaign contributions searchable by
name, state, Political Action Committee, or individual
- Special analyses include contributors by occupation or zip code and
candidates receiving the most out-of-state money
- User-friendly
interface
News and Journal Articles
- Academic Universe (UMich Only)
- Full text of newspapers around the world for past 10 years
- Use General News Topics
- The Major Newspapers has the full text of about 30 U.S. newspapers
- Use the Regional Subfiles for local newspapers
- AllPolitics
(Time/CNN)
- Daily news coverage of U.S. politics
- Issues matrix includes Time/CNN public opinion polls
- Expected to have exit poll information and final results
- Editor
and Publisher On-Line Newspapers
- Links to over 1000 newspapers worldwide
- Arranged by continent and country; for the United States, subdivided by state
- Identifies newspapers on the web which may not be in Academic Universe
- Washington Post Campaigns
- Key stories and races on the 1998 Congressional and Gubernatorial
elections and the 2000 Presidential election
- Assessments of candidates
- State filing deadlines and primaries for 1998
- Congressional
Quarterly (UMich Only)
- Weekly publication with non-partisan political analysis of Congress
- Identifies major legislation, the issues, and players
- Roll call votes
- Political party and election analysis
- Web coverage begins in 1983 and is searchable
- Intellectual
Capital
- Non-partisan weekly periodical on public policy issues
- Sample topics since June 1996 include education, welfare reform,
chemical weapons, Internet policy, and America's cities
- Interactive cyberpoll with results and selected comments
- National Journal (UMich
Only)
- National Journal focuses on the politics of the Executive Branch with
some reference to current legislation
- Full text since 1977 available through the University of Michigan's
campus license to Congressional Universe
- Follow the Inside Washington logo on the main
Congressional Universe screen
Voting
- Federal Voting Assistance
Guide
- Web site encourages absentee voting for military and civilian
personnel abroad
- 1998 primary dates by month and state
- Requires the newest version of Adobe Acrobat
- Primary Schedule
converted to HTML by the Documents Center
- 1997 mayoral elections in HTML format
Election Results
- See Election
Results 1998 for a complete rundown of web sites
- AllPolitics
(Time/CNN)
- Daily news coverage of U.S. politics
- Issues matrix includes Time/CNN public opinion polls
- Expected to have exit poll information and final results
- Secretary
of State Offices (Political Resources)
- Links to state Secretary of State offices
- Individual web sites often have campaign information and election
results
- State
Vote 98 (National Conference of State Legislatures)
- Listing by state of pre- and post-election political party numbers in
the legislatures
- Searchable data base of state initiatives and referenda
- Washington Post Campaigns
- Key stories and races on the 1998 Congressional and Gubernatorial
elections and the 2000 Presidential election
- Assessments of candidates
- State filing deadlines and primaries for 1998
- See also News Media
Quick Jumps:
Grace York, Political Science Librarian
Christina Campbell, Documents Assistant, August 2000
University of Michigan Library
Send comments and suggestions to graceyor@umich.edu
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec1998.html
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