The effect of war chests on challenger entry in U.S. House elections

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 830-844

  Goodliffe, Jay ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035538485     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669327     Document Type: Article

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