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About
Professor Kimball teaches courses in American government, political behavior, parties and elections, interest groups, and research methodology. His research interests include voting behavior, election administration, public opinion, and interest group lobbying. He has participated as an expert in several court cases on election administration, voting rights, and redistricting. He is the co-author of three books: Helping America Vote, Lobbying and Policy Change, and Why Americans Split Their Tickets. He is co-editor of Controversies in Voting Behavior.
Contact Information
Phone: 314-516-6050
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Education/Academic qualification
Political Science, PhD, The Ohio State University
1992 → 1997
Political Science, Applied Mathematics, BA, Brown University
1985 → 1989
Research Interests
- American Elections and Voting
- Campaign Development
- Election Administration
- Interest Group Lobbying
- Lobbying
- Missouri and St. Louis Politics
- Public Opinion
- Data/Institutional Repository: Inter-university Consortium of Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
- Longitudinal Data Collection and Analysis
- Public Data Sets: American National Election Studies (ANES), Cooperative Congressional Election Survey (CCES), Current Population Survey (CPS), Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS), and General Social Survey (GSS)
- Statistical Methods: Exploratory Factor Analysis, Limited Dependent Analysis, and Regression Analysis
- Statistical Software Applications: R, STATA
- Survey Design
- Visual Representation of Data
Disciplines
- Political Science
- American Politics
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Guardians at the Gates: Poll Worker Retention in a Challenging Election Environment
Stein, R. M., Burden, B. C., Lamb, M., Alberda, G., Atkeson, L., Bryant, L., Cobb, R., Gilbert, M., Hostetter, J. D., Kimball, D. C., Mayer, K. R., Panagopoulos, C., Reeves, A., Smidt, C. & Victor, J., Mar 1 2025, In: Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 24, 1, p. 62-73 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Information Landscape and Voters’ Understanding of Ranked Choice Voting in Alaska
Anthony, J., Manion, A., Kimball, D. C. & Kropf, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Tale of Two Counties: A Study of Vote Centers in Fresno County and St. Louis County
Bryant, L. A., Manion, A. & Kimball, D. C., Sep 1 2024, In: Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 23, 3, p. 277-291 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Your Typical Criminal: Why White Americans Hate Voter Fraud
Udani, A., Manion, A. & Kimball, D., 2024, In: Public Opinion Quarterly. 88, SI, p. 757-780 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adapting Democracy Implementing Vote Centers during a Pandemic
Manion, A., Kimball, D. C., Anthony, J. & Udani, A., Jan 1 2023, Pandemic at the Polls: How the Politics of COVID-19 Played into American Elections. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 119-138 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter