Incumbency Advantage and the Persistence of Legislative Majorities

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-178

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Gerber, Alan ^a  

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EID: 0010193441     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440380     Document Type: Article

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