The incumbency advantage in U.S. primary elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 660-668

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Hansen, John Mark ^b   Hirano, Shigeo ^c   Snyder Jr , James M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Incumbency advantage; Primary elections

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548544255     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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