Stonecash, Jeffrey M.

Reassessing the incumbency effect / Jeffrey M. Stonecash. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xiv, 169 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Title from e-book title screen (viewed March 31, 2009).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An increased incumbency effect and American politics -- The consensus about a greater incumbency effect -- The trend in incumbent vote percentages -- Cumulative career changes -- The retirement slump -- An alternative framework : the role of realignment -- A partisan view of incumbent percentages -- The role of realignment -- Conclusions and implications.


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2009
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9786612001420 (electronic bk.)

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Incumbency (Public officers)--United States.
Elections--United States.
Mandato (Oficiales Públicos)--Estados Unidos.
Elecciones--Estados Unidos.


Electronic books.

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