High-stakes election / David B. Magleby -- Spending in the 2000 elections / Candice J. Nelson -- 2000 presidential nominations : the costs of innovation / John C. Green and Nathan S. Bigelow -- Financing the 2000 presidential general election / Anthony Corrado -- Financing the 2000 Congressional elections / Paul S. Herrnson and Kelly D. Patterson -- Throwing out the rule book : party financing of the 2000 elections / Diane Dwyre and Robin Kolodny -- Interest groups and financing the 2000 elections / Allan J. Ciglar -- Financing gubernatorial and state legislative elections / Anthony Gierzynski -- Financing judicial elections / Roy A. Schotland -- Lessons for reformers / Thomas E. Mann.