The effects of charges of corruption on voting behavior in congressional elections, 1982-1990

Journal of Politics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 226-239

  Welch, Susan ^a   Hibbing, John R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0031284978     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2998224     Document Type: Article

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