The Winter 2003 issue of "Spectrum: The Journal of State Government," focuses on 2002 state elections, with a series of in-depth articles.  See http://www.csg.org/CSG/Products/spectrum/default.htm

The March 2003 issue of American Political Science Association's journal, "Perspectives on Politics," features an article by Thomas Mann, "Linking Knowledge and Action: Political Science and Campaign Finance Reform."