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THIS IS A STUDY OF THE VARIABLES AFFECTING TURNOUT OF VOTERS IN NORTHERN STATE GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES FROM 1952 TO 1980. THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS TURNOUT IN EACH PARTY'S PRIMARY AS A PERCENTAGE OF TURNOUT FOR THAT PARTY IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INDEPENDENT VARIABLES ARE LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF PRIMARY COMPETITION AND TWO-PARTY COMPETITION, SUGGESTING THAT VOTERS DEVELOP HABITUAL PATTERNS OF VOTING IN PRIMARIES. OTHER PREDICTORS OF TURNOUT ARE SHORT-TERM PRIMARY COMPETITION, THE TYPE OF PRIMARY (OPEN OR CLOSED), AND (AMONG REPUBLICANS) PARTY ENDORSEMENT OF CANDIDATES.

RESEARCH ON REPRESENTATION IN LEGISLATURES TAKES THE FOLLOWING FORMS: NORMATIVE AND THEORETICAL STUDIES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE REPRESENTATIVE CHARACTER OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEGISLATORS AND THEIR VARIOUSLY DEFINED CONSTITUENCIES; STUDIES OF PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE LEGISLATURE; AND EXAMINATIONS OF THE SERVICE, ALLOCATION, AND POLICY RESPONSIVENESS OF REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH INCLUDE METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF MEASURING CONGRUENCE BETWEEN THE VIEWS OF CONSTITUENTS AND THE ACTION OF REPRESENTATIVES.