Explaining seat changes in the U.S. House of representatives, 1950-98

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 383-405

  Newman, Brian ^a   Ostrom, Charles ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013211892     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3598569     Document Type: Article

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