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03046aam a2200469 i 4500 001 09F141B6DABF11EEBE8532184BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240305010131 008 230831s2024 ilua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023012603 020 $a 0252045475 020 $a 9780252045479 020 $a 0252087585 020 $a 9780252087585 035 $a (OCoLC)1375438169 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SPI $d IUO $d OCLCO $d GO6 $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK5793 1990 W65 2024 100 1 $a Wohl, Patrick, $d 1994- $e author. 245 10 $a Down ballot : $b how a local campaign became a national referendum on abortion / $c Patrick Wohl. 264 1 $a Champaign, IL : $b 3 Fields Books, an imprint of the University of Illinois Press, $c [2024] 300 $a 183 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination for state representative between Penny Pullen and Rosemary Mulligan unexpectedly became a national proxy battle over abortion in the United States. But the hard-fought primary also illustrated the overlooked importance of down-ballot contests in America's culture wars. Patrick Wohl offers the dramatic account of a rollercoaster campaign that, after attracting political celebrities and a media circus, came down to thirty-one votes, a coin toss to determine the winner, and a recount fight that set a precedent for how to count dimpled chads. As the story unfolds, Wohl provides a rare nuts-and-bolts look at an election for state office from its first days through the Illinois Supreme Court decision that decided the winner--and set the stage for a decisive 1992 rematch. A compelling political page-turner, Down Ballot takes readers behind the scenes of a legendary Illinois election"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Amendment XXVII -- Rosemary Mulligan -- Blood terrorists -- Henry Penny -- Two cents -- On the trail -- Raccoons, reporters, and rapists' rights -- GOTV -- Dimpled chads -- Heads or tails -- Rematch -- Talk of the town -- Goldwater girls. 610 10 $a Illinois. $b House of Representatives $b House of Representatives $x Elections, 1990. 650 0 $a Contested elections $z Illinois. 600 10 $a Pullen, Penny. 600 10 $a Mulligan, Rosemary, $d 1941-2014. 610 20 $a Republican Party (Ill.) 650 0 $a Abortion $x Political aspects $z United States. 651 0 $a Illinois $x Politics and government $y 1951- 776 08 $i Online version: $a Wohl, Patrick, 1994- $t Down ballot $d Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024] $z 9780252055096 $w (DLC) 2023012604 941 $a 5 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240517012349.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502013557.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20240501010115.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20240403015549.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20240313010211.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=09F141B6DABF11EEBE8532184BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search