While much media attention has been devoted to the Tea Party and its followers, little political analysis has been undertaken to assess their effects in different contexts throughout the country. Tea Party Effects on 2010 U.S. Senate Elections offers readers an insightful, comprehensive analysis of Tea Party's impact on the 2010 campaigns for United States Senate through chapters written by experts in their respective states. By describing the context and happenings of each race while analyzing all the campaigns decisions, the editors offer a timely and critical assessment of the impact the Tea Party played in shaping the 112th Congress' Senate. The 2010 season presented Americans in affected states with an election cycle that is relatively unrivaled in history. At least fourteen states have seen primary and general elections impacted to some extent by the presence of a movement that has the potential to be both broad and deep across the country. It is imperative to assess the strategies utilized by Tea Party candidates in primary and general elections along with the strategies employed by their opponents in both.

William J. Miller is assistant professor of political science at Southeast Missouri State University. Jeremy D. Walling is associate professor of political science at Southeast Missouri State University.