Aufsatz(gedruckt)1999
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT SPECIAL ELECTIONS?
In: Legislative studies quarterly, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 103-112
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Abstract
THIS ARTICLE FINDS THAT SPECIAL ELECTIONS ARE A SUBSET OF OPEN-SEAT ELECTIONS, WITH BOTH TYPES OF CONTEST STRONGLY IMPACTED BY CANDIDATE AND CONSTITUENCY INFLUENCES. IT FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF A SUBSTANTIAL PRESIDENTIAL-APPROVED EFFECT IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS. THE ABSENCE OF SUCH A RELATIONSHIP UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF CANDIDATES AND CONSTITUENT PREFERENCES IN STRUCTURING ELECTIONS AND INDICATES THE INAPPROPRIATENESS OF DRAWING NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS FROM SPECIAL HOUSE CONTESTS.
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