Local and National Forces in Congressional Elections

The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Burden, Barry C ^a   Wichowsky, Amber ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign; Candidate; Congressional elections; Local forces; National forces; Voters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880510312     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199235476.003.0024     Document Type: Chapter

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