Redistricting, candidate entry, and the politics of nineteenth-century U.S. house elections

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-293

  Carson, Jamie L ^a   Engstrom, Erik J ^b   Roberts, Jason M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33645327142     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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