After Wallace : the 1986 contest for governor and political change in Alabama /

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All Alabama elections are colorful, but the 1986 gubernatorial contest may trump them all for its sheer strangeness. With the retirement of an aging and ill George Wallace, both the issues and candidates contending for the office were able to set the course of Alabama politics for generations to fol...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cotter, Patrick R.
Other Authors: Stovall, James Glen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Wallace, George C. > (George Corley), > 1919-1998 > Influence.
Wallace, George C. > (George Corley), > 1919-1998
Since 1900
Governors > Alabama > Election > History > 20th century.
Elections > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Political campaigns > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Social change > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Gouverneurs > Alabama > Élection > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Élections > Alabama > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Elections
Governors > Election
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political campaigns
Politics and government
Social change
Alabama > Politics and government > 1951-
Alabama > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
Alabama
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The dominance of George Wallace
  • Wallace's final exit
  • The Wallace legacy
  • The 1986 primary election
  • Runoff
  • Challenge
  • Democratic aftermath
  • The general election
  • Consequences
  • Explanations
  • Appendix A: Survey methodology
  • Appendix B: Election results.

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