CHRISTOPHER P. GILBERT is Associate Professor of Political Science at Gustavus Adolphus College and author of The Impact of Churches on Political Behavior (Greenwood, 1993).DAVID A. M. PETERSON is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of Minnesota, where he has concentrated on American politics and methods.TIMOTHY R. JOHNSON is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he concentrates on Supreme Court decision making, constitutional law, and judicial processes.PAUL A. DJUPE is Assistant Professor of Political Science at The University of St. Thomas. His research interests center on church involvement and political behavior.

• Preface A Theory of Religious Institutions and Minor Parties Data Sources and Initial Investigations Aggregate Minor Candidate Voting Patterns in Presidential Elections, 1912-1992 The Religious Dimensions of Minor Candidate Support: Voter Behavior in 1968, 1980, and 1992 Minor Candidates in 1994 U.S. Senate and Gubernatorial Elections Minor Candidates and Religious Factors in the 1996 Presidential Election Conclusions and Extensions Variable Coding Schemes Ecological Inference: Methods and Issues Bibliography Index

CHRISTOPHER P. GILBERT is Associate Professor of Political Science at Gustavus Adolphus College and author of The Impact of Churches on Political Behavior (Greenwood, 1993).DAVID A. M. PETERSON is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of Minnesota, where he has concentrated on American politics and methods.TIMOTHY R. JOHNSON is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he concentrates on Supreme Court decision making, constitutional law, and judicial processes.PAUL A. DJUPE is Assistant Professor of Political Science at The University of St. Thomas. His research interests center on church involvement and political behavior.

• Preface A Theory of Religious Institutions and Minor Parties Data Sources and Initial Investigations Aggregate Minor Candidate Voting Patterns in Presidential Elections, 1912-1992 The Religious Dimensions of Minor Candidate Support: Voter Behavior in 1968, 1980, and 1992 Minor Candidates in 1994 U.S. Senate and Gubernatorial Elections Minor Candidates and Religious Factors in the 1996 Presidential Election Conclusions and Extensions Variable Coding Schemes Ecological Inference: Methods and Issues Bibliography Index