ETHNIC AND GROUP VOTING IN NONPARTISAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

A LTHOUGH nonpartisan elections are now employed in almost two-thirds of American municipal elections,' only limited analysis has been made of their actual political effect.2 There has been considerable theoretical discussion of the assumed values of this electoral system,3 but Lee's study on California municipalities is the only substantial book on this subject.4 Other investigations have appeared in the form of doctoral dissertations and journal articles, the most outstanding being the work of Adrian.5 In the existing literature, the major focus has been on the activities of candidates, political parties, and interest groups. Freeman examined voter preferences in a city with a local two-party system separate from