Strategic Challenger Entry in a Federal System
The Role of Economic and Political Conditions in State Legislative Competition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Rogers (0000-0002-2623-2841, Saint Louis University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 539-570 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lsq.12088 |
| OpenAlex | W2129495188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 58 |
Over a third of state legislators do not face challengers when seeking reelection. Existing analyses of state legislative contestation almost exclusively focus on the stable institutional features surrounding elections and ignore conditions that change between elections. I remedy this oversight by investigating how political contexts influence challenger entry. State legislators—particularly members of the governor's party—more often face opposition during weak state economies, but the president's copartisans are even more likely to receive a challenger when the president is unpopular. My findings suggest that both national‐ and state‐level political conditions have an important impact on challengers' entry strategies
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| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |