David C Kimball

David C. Kimball is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His expertise spans American elections, voting behavior, election administration, public opinion, and interest group lobbying. He has contributed to major court cases involving election law and redistricting, and co-authored influential books like *Helping America Vote* and *Lobbying and Policy Change*. His research integrates quantitative methods (e.g., R, STATA) with analyses of public datasets (ANES, CCES) to address electoral and policy questions.

Education: PhD in Political Science from The Ohio State University (1992–1997), BA in Political Science and Applied Mathematics from Brown University (1985–1989).

Research focuses on election administration challenges, including voter ID laws, ranked-choice voting, and provisional ballots. His work highlights disparities in election performance across jurisdictions and explores media influences on voter fraud perceptions. He also studies lobbying strategies and their impact on public policy outcomes.

Key publications include analyses of Missouri’s voter ID implementation (Policy Studies, 2020), ranked-choice voting in Maine (Election Law Journal, 2021), and the role of local politics in polarization (Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 2020).

• Awards/Fellowships: None explicitly listed in provided texts.
• Grants/Advising: Extensive litigation consulting on election matters; supervises students in survey research and policy analysis.
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; affiliated with the Brennan Center for Justice.