A new look at the Republican advantage in nonpartisan elections

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-249

  Schaffner, Brian F ^a   Streb, Matthew J ^b   Wright, Gerald C ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic party; Political parties; Representation nonpartisan elections; Republican party; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547838113     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912907301812     Document Type: Article

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