David Breaux
Biographic Data
| ID | 4386624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Breaux |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Breaux |
| SIGNATURE | BREAUX D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 156 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Legislative Elections and the Importance of Money
In this paper we take the analysis of the role of money in legislative elections one step beyond the extant literature by examining the factors that affect the impact of spending on the vote. We hypothesize that two sets of factors, contextual and conversion, condition money's effect on the vote. The analysis of data from 12 state house races finds some significant support for the notion that spending responds to the context and the characteristi…
Money and Votes in State Legislative Elections
Southern Primary and Electoral Competition and Incumbent Success
A survey of primary and general elections in the lower houses of 11 southern and border states (1968-1986) shows that there is a very high rate of renomination and reelection for those incumbents who run and that a substantial proportion are unopposed in the primary, the general election, or both. Those running in multimember free-for-all districts are more likely to have some opposition than those in single-member or multimember position distric…
The Effect of Incumbency on State Legislative Elections
Complete election returns are now available for the 1968-1986 period for 14 state legislatures that used single-member districts exclusively in both houses during that period. An analysis of incumbents shows that in most states there was only a modest increase over that period in the proportion who sought reelection or succeeded in getting reelected; the reason is that in most states that percentage was already high in 1968. There was, however, a…
Money and Votes in State Legislative Elections
The Effect of Incumbency on State Legislative Elections
Complete election returns are now available for the 1968-1986 period for 14 state legislatures that used single-member districts exclusively in both houses during that period. An analysis of incumbents shows that in most states there was only a modest increase over that period in the proportion who sought reelection or succeeded in getting reelected; the reason is that in most states that percentage was already high in 1968. There was, however, a…
Legislative Elections and the Importance of Money
In this paper we take the analysis of the role of money in legislative elections one step beyond the extant literature by examining the factors that affect the impact of spending on the vote. We hypothesize that two sets of factors, contextual and conversion, condition money's effect on the vote. The analysis of data from 12 state house races finds some significant support for the notion that spending responds to the context and the characteristi…
Southern Primary and Electoral Competition and Incumbent Success
A survey of primary and general elections in the lower houses of 11 southern and border states (1968-1986) shows that there is a very high rate of renomination and reelection for those incumbents who run and that a substantial proportion are unopposed in the primary, the general election, or both. Those running in multimember free-for-all districts are more likely to have some opposition than those in single-member or multimember position distric…
The Effect of Incumbency on State Legislative Elections
Complete election returns are now available for the 1968-1986 period for 14 state legislatures that used single-member districts exclusively in both houses during that period. An analysis of incumbents shows that in most states there was only a modest increase over that period in the proportion who sought reelection or succeeded in getting reelected; the reason is that in most states that percentage was already high in 1968. There was, however, a…
Money and Votes in State Legislative Elections
Southern Primary and Electoral Competition and Incumbent Success
A survey of primary and general elections in the lower houses of 11 southern and border states (1968-1986) shows that there is a very high rate of renomination and reelection for those incumbents who run and that a substantial proportion are unopposed in the primary, the general election, or both. Those running in multimember free-for-all districts are more likely to have some opposition than those in single-member or multimember position distric…
Legislative Elections and the Importance of Money
In this paper we take the analysis of the role of money in legislative elections one step beyond the extant literature by examining the factors that affect the impact of spending on the vote. We hypothesize that two sets of factors, contextual and conversion, condition money's effect on the vote. The analysis of data from 12 state house races finds some significant support for the notion that spending responds to the context and the characteristi…
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Legislature (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works)