Candidates or Districts? Reevaluating the Role of Race in Voter Turnout

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 97-122

  Fraga, Bernard L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84953836131     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12172     Document Type: Article

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