An institutional view of congressional elections: The impact of congressional image on seat change in the House

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-65

  Finocchiaro, Charles J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038666546     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290305600106     Document Type: Article

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