Presidential and congressional vote-share equations

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-72

  Fair, Ray C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58049140473     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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