Campaigning While Black: Black Candidates, White Majorities, and the Quest for Political Office

by Matthew Tokeshi

Even today, Black politicians rarely hold the most powerful elected offices one step below the presidency: governor and U.S. senator. While about 11 percent of the electorate is Black, only 3 percent of senators and 2 percent of governors are Black. Only ten Black Americans have been elected to these offices since Reconstruction, and forty-two states have never elected a Black governor or U.S. senator. Why is it so rare for Black candidates to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231209266
• ISBN13: 9780231209267
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"