Calculating voter turnout in U.S. House primary elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-99

  Burden, Barry C ^a   Ezra, Marni ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Primary elections; Voter registration; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; METHODOLOGY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032982935     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(98)00045-6     Document Type: Article

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