Evidence for a scale invariant relationship between the incumbency advantage and the nationalization of US House elections 1866–2014
In a recent article, Jacobson examines the rise and fall of the incumbency advantage from 1952 to 2014. He shows that the incumbency advantage over this period rose as elections became more localized, and has fallen in recent decades as elections have become more nationalized. In this research note,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Research & Politics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168016683839 |