This volume is the fifth in a series of analyses of elections in the South beginning with the 1984 general elections and continuing in 1988, 1992, and 1996. While the presidential election has been the focus, other important aspects of contemporary Southern electoral politics have also been examined, including congressional and state elections as well as the overall status of party development and competition in each Southern state.
Steed and Moreland continue the general organization plan of the previous publications in this volume, beginning with an introductory chapter on general issues and background, a chapter on presidential primaries, an examination of the particular issues of the 2000 presidential election, and a look at religion and Southern politics. Experts on the individual states then analyze the contests in each state, and the volume concludes with a summary of the lessons to be gained from the 2000 election cycle. An definitive work for all scholars, students, and researchers involved with contemporary Southern politics and presidential elections.

ROBERT P. STEED is Professor of Political Science at The Citadel. He has written extensively on contemporary political issues, particularly in the South.
LAURENCE W. MORELAND is Professor of Political Science at The Citadel. He has written extensively on contemporary political issues, particularly in the South.

The Setting and the Nominating Process
Introduction: Contemporary Southern Politics and the 2000 Elections by Brad Lockerbie, Robert P. Steed, and Laurence W. Moreland
Believers for Bush, Godly for Gore: Religion and the 2000 Election in the South by John C. Green
The 2000 Presidential Nomination Process by John A. Clark and Audrey A. Haynes
The South and the 2000 Election: A Victory for Valence Issues by John C. Kuzenski
Elections in the Deep South
Alabama: A "Small Time" Election by Patrick R. Cotter
Georgia: Another Mixed Partisan Result by Charles S. Bullock III
Louisiana: Mainstream Republicans Back in Control by Jonathan O. Knuckey and Charles D. Hadley
Mississippi: GOP Blunts Democratic Resurgence by Stephen D. Shaffer and Byron E. Price
South Carolina: Republican, Primarily by Laurence W. Moreland and Robert P. Steed
Elections in the Rim South
Arkasas: Non-Stop Action in Post-Clinton Arkansas by Jay Barth, Janine A. Parry, and Todd Shields
Florida: Too Close to Call by Steven C. Tauber and William E. Hulbary
North Carolina: Continued Two-Party Competition by Charles Prysby
Tennessee: A Native Son Scorned by David M. Brodsky and Robert H. Swansbrough
Texas: Ignored for Once by Frank B. Feigert and John R. Todd
Virginia: The Parties Agree It's Out of Play by John J. McGlennon
Conclusion
The South and the 2000 Presidential Election by Harold Stanley
Selected Bibliography
Index