Gubernatorial Elections and Coattail Effects of Women Candidates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6409214 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Niebler (0000-0003-0344-8196, Dickinson College, corresponding author), Kathleen Marchetti (0000-0003-1324-7881, Dickinson College), Thomas Kozdron (University of Notre Dame) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 334-350 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1554477x.2020.1805268 |
| OpenAlex | W3083288326 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 53 |
Much existing research on coattail effects focuses on the president's ability to attract votes for congressional candidates of the same party. In addition to candidates' parties being noted on the ballot, however, voters can often infer candidate gender, meaning it could also influence voter perceptions of candidates. In this article, we examine whether coattail effects exist not just at the party-level, but also with respect to gender. Using electoral data from gubernatorial and state legislative races from 2010 and 2014, we examine the degree to which women candidates for governor attract votes for female candidates for state legislative races down-ballot. We find that women state legislative candidates can benefit from having a woman at the top of the ticket, but the context and frequency of this benefit differs by party
Ballot · Context (archaeology · Geography · Governor · House of Representatives · Legislature · Meaning (existential · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · State legislature · Voting · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Public Administration
He Runs, She Runs
It Still Takes A Candidate
A City's First Female Officeholder
County governing boards
Intersecting campaigns
From the suburbs to the house
Turnout and presidential coattails in congressional elections
Moving Beyond Tokenism
A Squire Index Update
Predicting Presence at the Intersections
Women in Executive Office
Gendered Campaign Strategies in U.S. Elections
Voting Cues in Low-Information Elections
Two’s a Crowd
The Novelty Impact
Candidate Gender and Voter Support in State Legislative Elections
Do Citizens Apply Gender Stereotypes to Infer Candidates' Ideological Orientations
Reassessing Public Support for a Female President
Women Running “as Women
Gender Stereotyping in State Executive Elections
The Presidential Surge and its Midterm Decline in Congressional Elections, 1868-1988
Political Parties and the Recruitment of Women to State Legislatures
The Primary Reason for Women's Underrepresentation? Reevaluating the Conventional Wisdom
Is Polarization a Myth
State Effects and the Emergence and Success of Female Gubernatorial Candidates
Postmaterialism and Post-Industrialism
Gender, Candidate Portrayals and Election Campaigns
Do Parties Know That “Women Win”? Party Leader Beliefs about Women's Electoral Chances
The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Voting for Women Candidates by Level and Type of Office
When Gender and Party Collide
Gender Stereotypes, Candidate Evaluations, and Voting for Women Candidates
Do Gender Stereotypes Transcend Party
American Party Women
Gubernatorial Coattail Effects in State Legislative Elections
Measuring Stereotypes of Female Politicians
Gender Stereotypes, Information Search, and Voting Behavior in Political Campaigns
The Impact of Gender Stereotyped Evaluations on Support for Women Candidates
Is Running Enough? Reconsidering the Conventional Wisdom about Women Candidates
A High Bar or a Double Standard? Gender, Competence, and Information in Political Campaigns
Understanding Interaction Models
Congressional Elections in Presidential Years
Female Candidates and Legislators
Prominent Role Models
Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office
Candidate Qualities through a Partisan Lens
It Takes a Survey
Comparing Predictors of Women's Congressional Election Success
Looking for two-sided coattail effects
Do female politicians empower women to vote or run for office? A regression discontinuity approach
Exploiting Friends-and-Neighbors to Estimate Coattail Effects
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |