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Ambition, competition, and electoral reform : the politics of congressional elections across time / Jamie L. Carson and Jason M. Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carson, Jamie L.
- Series:
- Legislative politics & policy making.
- Legislative politics and policy making
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress. House--Elections.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (189 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An original study of U.S. congressional elections and electoral institutions for 1872-1944 from a contemporary political science perspective.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. History of U.S. House Elections""; ""3. Institutional Change and Candidate Behavior""; ""4. Exploring Historic and Modern Election Trends""; ""5. The Politics of Candidate Emergence""; ""6. The Incumbency Advantage in House Elections""; ""7. Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472028955
- 0472028952
- 9781299159877
- 1299159877
- OCLC:
- 828628940
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