Does Running with a Woman Help? Evidence from U.S. Gubernatorial Elections

Politics and Gender

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-546

  Fox, Richard L ^a   Oxley, Zoe M ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34248042930     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X05050142     Document Type: Article

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