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Structural and Elite Features in Open Seat and Special U.S. House Elections: Is There a Sexual Bias?
(Political Research Quarterly, 1997-06-01)
Conventional wisdom long held that there was a bias against women in elections. Subsequent research indicates that men and women who challenge for elective office confront a common barrier: incumbency. In this article we ...
Congressional Seat Swings: Revisiting Exposure in House Elections
(Political Research Quarterly, 1997-09-01)
Oppenheimer, Stimson, and Waterman's exposure thesis of partisan change contends that shifts in the partisan composition of Congress are related to the long-term stability of the electoral system. Applying their exposure ...
Economic Interest Group Allocations in Open-Seat Senate Elections
(American Politics Research, 1997-07-01)
Most studies of political action committees (PACs) focus on the incumbent-oriented contribution strategies of PACs, whereas contributions to open-seat candidates remain relatively unexplored. Based on the assumption that ...