Candidate quality, the personal vote, and the incumbency advantage in congress

American Political Science Review

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-301

  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: 35348913927     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0003055407070311     Document Type: Article

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