The Redistricting Cycle and Strategic Candidate Decisions in U.S. House Races

Journal of Politics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1221-1234

  Hetherington, Marc J ^a   Larson, Bruce ^b   Globetti, Suzanne ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242427662     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2508.t01-1-00134     Document Type: Article

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