Electoral Career Patterns and Incumbency Advantage in the U.S. House of Representatives

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 575-583

  Dawes, Roy A ^b   Bacot, A Hunter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0345910715     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440241     Document Type: Article

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