African American Statewide Candidates in the New South
Charles S. Bullock, III (Richard B. Russell Chair in Political Science, Richard B. Russell Chair in Political Science, University of Georgia),Susan A. MacManus (Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, University of South Florida),Jeremy D. Mayer (Associate Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government, Associate Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University),Mark J. Rozell (Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy, Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy, George Mason University)
African American Statewide Candidates in the New South
Charles S. Bullock, III (Richard B. Russell Chair in Political Science, Richard B. Russell Chair in Political Science, University of Georgia),Susan A. MacManus (Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, University of South Florida),Jeremy D. Mayer (Associate Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government, Associate Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University),Mark J. Rozell (Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy, Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy, George Mason University)
African American candidates for state and federal office in the United States face unique challenges, given the nation’s complicated racial dynamics. To date, there have been only two elected African American governors in the country, the first elected in Virginia in 1989 and the second in Massachusetts in 2006. While Black candidates running statewide have been elected in increasing numbers in many areas of the country, there have been fewer successes in the US South. The relative lack of success in the South for Black candidates is puzzling given that, as a percentage of the population, the South has the highest concentration of African American citizens. This book examines the campaigns of Black statewide candidates in the South to untangle the factors that led to their electoral successes as well as the factors that continue to stymie positive electoral results. Looking at broader regional demographic and political trends, the authors project that the South is on the threshold of a major breakthrough for African American statewide candidates, who will have a substantial role in not only fundamentally changing the political dynamics of the region, but the nation as well. This change will be driven not only by Black candidates and voters, but a rising regional coalition of racial minority and white voters who are increasingly willing to vote for Black candidates.
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