Evidence of a local incumbency advantage

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-280

  Trounstine, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79955638048     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: 19399162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-9162.2011.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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