
Thomas Holbrook
- Distinguished Professor and Wilder Crane Professor of Government, Political Science
Education
- PhD, University of Iowa
- BA, University of Iowa
Courses Taught
- POL SCI 390 - Political Data Analysis
- POL SCI 473 - Public Opinion
Research Interests
- Political Behavior
- Campaigns and Elections
- State Politics
- Research Methods
Selected Publications
Holbrook, Thomas M. Altered States: Changing Populations, Changing Parties, and the Transformation of the American Political Landscape Oxford University Press. 2016.
Bergower, Matthew, McClurg, Scott, and Holbrook, Thomas M. “Presidential Campaign Spending and Correct Voting from 2000 to 2008” Social Science Quarterly (2015).
Bergbower, Matthew, McClurg, Scott, and Holbrook, Thomas M. The Partisan Content of Candidate Messages in U.S. Senate Elections 2015.
Holbrook, Thomas M., and Weinschenk, Aaron C. “Campaigns, Mobilization, and Turnout in Mayoral Elections” Political Research Quarterly 67.1 (2014): 42-55.
Holbrook, Thomas M., and Weinschenk, Aaron C. “Money, Candidates, and Mayoral Elections” Electoral Studies 35. (2014): 292-302.
Weinschenk, Aaron C., and Holbrook, Thomas M. “The Determinants of Campaign Spending in Mayoral Elections” State and Local Government Review 46.1 (2014): 13-27.
Holbrook, Thomas M., Clayton, Clouse, and Aaron, Weinschenk. “Bringing the President Back in: The collapse of Lehman Brothers and Retrospective Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election” Political Research Quarterly 65. (2012): 263-274.
Holbrook, Thomas M., and Heidbredder, Brianne . “Does measurement Matter? The Case of VAP vs. VEP in Models of Voter Turnout in the United States” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 10.2 (2010): 157-179.
Holbrook, Thomas M. “Forecasting U.S. Presidential Elections” In THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR Ed. Leighley, Jan. Oxford University Press. (2010): 346-371.
Holbrook, Thomas M., and McClurg, Scott. “Living in a Battleground: Presidential Campaigns and Fundamental Predictors of Vote Choice” Political Research Quarterly 62.3 (2009): 495-506.