Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures

<p> Over the years America's national elections have become focused almost exclusively on Democrats and Republicans; other parties exist but rarely rise to prominence. Elections at the state level on the other hand offer a livelier history with successful candidates from political parties of all stripe including Free Soil Abolitionist Anti-Monopoly Farmers Alliance War Democrat Anti-Masonic Socialist and many more.</p><p> This book lists the party affiliation of state legislatures beginning in 1796 through the elections of 2006. Information on each state includes a summary of how its electoral process developed including the origins and stipulations of each state's constitution the terms and size of the legislature and other details pertaining to the history of the state's legislative branch. Each state's chapter closes with a list of sources. In all the book documents over 100 different party affiliations.</p>