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Almanac of American Politics (UMich Only)
  • Biennial biographical directory of Members of Congress with brief election data, lobby group ratings, key votes in Congress, and campaign finances
  • Lengthy information about the politics of the Congressional Districts as well as demographic statistics
  • Web version back to 1998
  • Paper copy in Documents Center JK 1012 .A44 with older issues in Graduate Library Stacks
  • Link to the "almanac" is on the lower left navigation
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
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
    Congressional and Gubernatorial Candidates: 2008 (UMich)
    • Spreadsheet of 2007 Governors and 110th Congressional incumbents indicating re-election or retirement plans
    • The Gubernatorial and Senate worksheets also list those not up for re-election in 2008
    • Details on individual races will be added as state primaries are held; general election results appear after 11-4-08
    Congressional District Boundaries
    • American Factfinder
      • Draw Congressional District boundary maps by first going to Reference Maps
      • Then choose 110th boundaries and state
      • You will need to zoom in to 185 miles across to see district boundaries
    Congressional District Maps: 110th Congress (Chris Chubb)
    • Choose name of state; then either pan or choose city or district number to view
    • Map displays county and city names in a district as well as the representative
    • Coloring is by political party of current office holder
    Congresspedia
    • Wiki on Congressional elections by state for 2008
    • Recruiting volunteers to edit sections as of January 2008
    CQ Congress Collection (UMich Only)
    • Member search provides detailed political biographies, brief election statistics, and lobby group ratings
    • This is equivalent to material appearing in the printed Politics in America (JK 1010.P76-Ref.)
    • Analyze members of Congress by gender, race (white, black, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic) as well as religion, occupation and veteran status
    CQ Politics
    • Sections on House, Senate and Gubernatorial races
    • Describes the political situation in each of the covered districts, including the 7th and 9th of Michigan
    • Looking ahead to 2010 elections
     
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