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N/A    Claassen R. and B. Highton. nd. “Policy Polarization among Party Elites and the Significance of Political Awareness in the Mass Public.”  Political Research Quarterly.  Forthcoming.  <e-copy not yet available>

►     Highton, B.  2008.  “Job Approval and Senate Election Outcomes in the United States.”  Legislative Studies Quarterly 33 (May):245-262.

►     Claassen, R. and B. Highton. 2006. “Does Policy Debate Reduce Information Effects in Public Opinion? Analyzing the Evolution of Public Opinion on Health Care.” Journal of Politics 68 (May):410-420.

►     Highton, B. 2006. “Long Lines, Voting Machine Availability, and Turnout: The Case of Franklin County, Ohio in the 2004 Presidential Election.” PS: Political Science and Politics 39 (January):65-8. Reprinted in State and Local Government Reader, K, Smith, ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press.  2006.

N/A    Highton, B.  2006.  “Alternative Tests for the Effects of Campaigns and Candidates on Voting Behavior.”  In Capturing Campaign Effects, H. Brady and R. Johnston, eds.  Ann Arbor:  University of Michigan Press.  <e-copy not available>

►     Highton, B. and M. Rocca. 2005. “Beyond the Roll Call Arena: The Determinants of Position Taking in Congress.” Political Research Quarterly 58 (June):303-316.

►     Highton, B. 2005. “Self-Reported Versus Proxy-Reported Voter Turnout in the Current Population Survey.”  Public Opinion Quarterly 69 (Spring):113-123.

►     Wolfinger, R., B. Highton and M. Mullin.  2005.  “How Postregistration Laws Affect the Turnout of Registrants.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 5 (Spring):1–23.

►     Highton, B. (co-authored with 15 others). 2005. “Challenges Facing the American Electoral System: Research Priorities for the Social Sciences.” National Research Commission on Elections and Voting.  Social Science Research Council.  

►     Highton, B. (co-authored with 5 others). 2004. “Interim Report on Alleged Irregularities in the United States Presidential Election of 2 November 2004.” National Research Commission on Elections and Voting.  Social Science Research Council.  

►     Highton, B. 2004.  “Voter Registration and Turnout in the United States.”  Perspectives on Politics 2 (September):507-515.

►     Highton, B. 2004. “Policy Voting in Senate Elections: The Case of Abortion.”  Political Behavior 26 (June):181-200.

►     Highton, B. 2004. “White Voters and African American Candidates for Congress.”  Political Behavior 26 (March):1-25.

►     Highton, B. 2002. “Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the 1998 Congressional Elections.”  Public Opinion Quarterly 66 (Spring):1-18.  

►     Highton, B. and A. Burris. 2002.  “New Perspectives on Latino Voter Turnout in the United States.” American Politics Research 30 (May):285-306.

►     Citrin, J. and B. Highton. 2002. How Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Shape the California Electorate.  San Francisco, CA:  Public Policy Institute of California.

►     Highton, B. 2001. “Voting: Turnout.”  In International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, N. Smelser and P. Baltes, eds.  Oxford, UK:  Elsevier Science.

►     Highton, B. and R. Wolfinger. 2001. “The Political Implications of Higher Turnout.” British Journal of Political Science 31 (January):179-192.

►     Highton, B. and R. Wolfinger. 2001. “The First Seven Years of the Political Life Cycle.” American Journal of Political Science 45 (January):202-209.

►     Highton, B. 2000. “Senate Elections in the United States, 1920-1994.”  British Journal of Political Science 30 (July):483-506.

►     Highton, B. 2000. “Residential Mobility, Community Mobility, and Voter Turnout.”  Political Behavior 22 (June):109-120.

►     Highton, B. and R. Wolfinger. 1998.  “Estimating the Effects of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.” Political Behavior 20 (June):79-104.

►     Highton, B. 1997. “Easy Registration and Voter Turnout.” Journal of Politics 59 (May):565-75.

N/A    Highton, B. (co-authored with 4 others). 1993. California Latina/Latino Demographic Data Book.  California Policy Seminar.  <e-copy not available>

N/A    Highton, B. (co-authored with 3 others). 1992. Latina/Latino Public Opinion Data Book.  California Policy Seminar.