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Barry Burden
Professor of Political Science and Director, Elections Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
About:
Barry Burden is Professor of Political Science, Director of the Elections Research Center, and the Lyons Family Chair in Electoral Politics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Burden’s research and teaching focus on U.S. elections, public opinion, representation, and the U.S. Congress. His recent research has centered on aspects of election administration and voter participation.
Burden earned his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University and was a faculty member at Harvard University before joining UW-Madison in 2006. He is affiliated with the La Follette School of Public Affairs, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Center for Demography of Health and Aging.
Relevant Media
- “GUEST COLUMN: Barry Burden and Reid Ribble: Be patient as the votes are carefully counted” in Wisconsin State Journal
- “As virus cases surge to new records, outbreaks in swing states could shape the election.” in The New York Times
- “State reports few absentee voting mistakes among ballots that have been returned so far” in the Chippewa Herald
- “VERIFY: Can the Electoral College be eliminated?” on WQAD 8
- “Experts say Biden is likelier to win the state – how could that impact the election?” on Fox47
- “Push is on in Wisconsin to return 320K outstanding ballots” in the Associated Press
- “Final UW-Madison Poll Shows Biden With 9-Point Lead Over Trump In Wisconsin” on Wisconsin Public Radio
- “New Poll Shows Biden’s Lead Over Trump Grows to 9 Points in Wisconsin, Beyond the Margin of Error” in Newsweek
- “How Far Might Trump Go?” in The New York Times
State Expertise: National, Wis.
Speaks: English
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