Paying the price for a seat on the bench: Campaign spending in contested state intermediate appellate court elections

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-429

  Frederick, Brian ^a   Streb, Matthew J ^b  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57049086855     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000800800404     Document Type: Article

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