Incumbent vulnerability and challenger entry in statewide elections

American Politics Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-129

  Lazarus, Jeffrey ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

candidate quality; candidates; challenger entry; challengers; elections; incumbency; political campaigns; voting behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849033820     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X07300908     Document Type: Article

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