HANES WALTON, JR. is professor of political science at the University of Michigan.

• 1. Elections 1. Epistemology and the Native-Son Candidate 2. Theory 3. Methodology 2. The Political Context of a Native-Son Candidate 4. The Arkansas Electorate 5. The African American Electorate 3. The Making of a Native-Son Candidate 6. The Congressional Vote for Clinton 7. The Attorney General Vote for Clinton 8. The Gubernatorial Vote for Clinton 4. The Southern Native-Son Presidential Candidate 9. The Presidential Vote for Clinton 10. The Regional Vote: Clinton and Carter 5. The Native-Son Candidate and the Democratic Party 11. The Democratic Party in Presidential Elections: The Native-Son Theory Revisited 12. Epilogue: Scandal, Public Support, and the Native-Son Variable