Closest to the People? Incumbency Advantage and the Personal Vote in Non-Partisan Elections

Do incumbents dominate non-partisan elections because of an especially large personal vote? This question has important implications for understanding the causes of incumbent success and the benefits or drawbacks of non-partisan elections. This paper uses a natural experiment, combined with three or...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Political research quarterly 2022-03, Vol.75 (1), p.188-202
Hauptverfasser:	Lucas, Jack, McGregor, R. Michael, Tuxhorn, Kim-Lee
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Dominance Election results Elections Incumbency Individual differences Partisanship Polls & surveys Voting
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