Black candidates and black voters: Assessing the impact of candidate race on uncounted vote rates

Journal of Politics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 154-177

  Herron, Michael C ^a   Sekhon, Jasjeet S ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27744558861     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2005.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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