The incumbency disadvantage and women's election to legislative office

Electoral Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-244

  Schwindt Bayer, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Incumbency; Legislatures; Representation; Retention rates; Term limits; Women

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12944250738     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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