The limits of mobilization: Turnout evidence from state house primaries

Political Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 335-350

  Niven, David ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobilization; Primaries; State legislative elections; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035541711     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015461422528     Document Type: Article

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