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A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns, 1787-1825 (Tufts/American Antiquarian Society)

Search for state, county and city election results for federal, state, and local officials, 1787-1825
You can search by combinations of states, candidates, office titles, dates
This is original research by Philip Lampi from a time when election records were scattered

Access World News Bank (UMich Only)

Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections (David Leip)

Maps and tables with Presidential votes since 1860
- Maps outline state electoral votes
- Tables show major and independent presidential and vice presidential candidates, popular and electoral votes, and percentages for both

Ballot Proposals

See also Ballot Proposals

Ballot Proposals (Citizens' Research Council of Michigan)

Text of the two 2008 ballot proposals, with a summary, analysis, and actual ballot language

Campaign Finance Reporting Online (Secy. of State)

Contributions and expenditures of candidates and their campaign finance committees as well as the text of submitted documents
Searchable by committee, ID number, candidate, party and office

Clerk of the House

Historical data includes national electoral college results since the 1st Congress, Presidential and Senatorial election results by state and House by district since 1920
Data on the political divisions in Congress since the 34th Congress
Directories of the 104th Congress to present, biographies since the first Congress

Congress.org

Presidential Candidate Guide provides brief biographies of the main party candidates and links to their web sites
- Includes selective ISSUE positions on defense, education, environment, health care, immigration, Social Security, civilian reserve, DC representation, economy, and more
Includes links to 2008 Congressional and state legislative races, as well as voter registration information, by state

Constitution Party (Michigan)

CQ Voting and Elections Collection (UMich Only)

Use main screen to search for statewide election results for President and Congress, (primary, general and caucus), 1789 to present
- To find Presidential preference primary results since 1912, browse under Presidential Elections and choose Presidential Primaries and Caucuses by State or Presidential Primaries and Caucuses by Year