Does quality matter? Challengers in state supreme court elections

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-33

  Hall, Melinda Gann ^a   Bonneau, Chris W ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33644968721     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00167.x     Document Type: Review

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