Economic Interest Group Allocations in Open-Seat Senate Elections

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dc.contributor.authorRonald Keith Gaddie
dc.contributor.authorJames L. Regens
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T19:53:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-30T15:33:08Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T19:53:43Z
dc.date.available2016-03-30T15:33:08Z
dc.date.issued1997-07-01
dc.description.abstractMost 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 open-seat candidates have an insatiable need for campaign money, we model the allocations of PACs to open-seat senate candidates from 1980 to 1994. The results of our analyses indicate that allocations in open-seat senate elections are more partisan than those in incumbent elections, although incumbent-like effects are evident in allocations by corporate, labor, and trade association PACs, which largely support aspirant House of Representatives members who have previously existing connections to monied interests. Unlike the bipartisan behavior exhibited by investor PACs in open house races, labor and investor interests reinforce the partisan divisions in senate contests by engaging in competitive funding of opposing candidates.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guidelinesen_US
dc.identifier.citationGaddie, R. K., & Regens, J. L. (1997). Economic Interest Group Allocations in Open-Seat Senate Elections. American Politics Research, 25(3), 347-362. doi: 10.1177/1532673x9702500305en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1532673x9702500305en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/25412
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Politics Research
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US
dc.titleEconomic Interest Group Allocations in Open-Seat Senate Electionsen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US

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