When Women Run Against Women: The Hidden Influence of Female Incumbents in Elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1956–2002

Politics and Gender

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-63

  Palmer, Barbara ^a   Simon, Dennis M ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247523717     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X05050026     Document Type: Article

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