Challenger quality in state legislative elections

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 793-807

  Van Dunk, Emily ^a  

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EID: 0031283723     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591299705000404     Document Type: Article

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