EXPLAINING TURNOUT IN GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES

1 July 1983

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in American Politics Quarterly

Vol. 11 (3) , 315-326
https://doi.org/10.1177/004478083011003003

Abstract

Voter turnout in gubernatorial primary elections varies tremendously from state to state. This analysis hypothesizes that the highly variable turnout is the result of specific circumstances unique to each election and to each state. Using multiple regression analysis, turnout in gubernatorial primaries was examined from 1968 to 1980. The analysis identified five variables that contribute to the variance in turnout across states.

Keywords

GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES
TURNOUT IN GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY
CIRCUMSTANCES
TREMENDOUSLY
VARIANCE
VOTER
EXPLAINING

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

Voting Turnout in State Gubernatorial Primaries
The Western Political Quarterly, 1977