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The 1986 Election in Alabama: The Beginning of the Post-Wallace Era
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2022
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1 This analysis of the 1986 Alabama election is based on a review of media coverage of the campaign and an examination of a series of Capstone Poll election surveys which were commissioned by the Birmingham News. Each of these surveys is based on telephone interviews with a random sample of registered voters in the state. The samples were selected using a method of random digit dialing. Sample sizes ranged from 398 to 973.
2 George Wallace has been the object of much media and academic attention. For a review of research concerning Wallace, and an analysis of his career, see Carlson, Jody, George C. Wallace and the Politics of Powerlessness. The Wallace Campaigns for the Presidency, 1964–1976 (New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction, 1981).Google Scholar
3 A state employee (and brother of a Graddick campaign worker) has been convicted of illegally copying and distributing Baxley's tax returns. At the present time, Montgomery County officials are investigating allegations that equipment from the Attorney General's office was used to bug Baxley's campaign offices and the headquarters ot the Democratic party. Officials are also investigating allegations of illegal fundraising among state employees by the Baxley campaign.
4 Lamis, Alexander P., The Two-Party South (New York: Oxford University Press, 1984)Google Scholar.
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