Old voters, new voters, and the personal vote: Using redistricting to measure the incumbency advantage

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-34

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Snyder Jr , James M ^a   Stewart III, Charles ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0034341224     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669290     Document Type: Article

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