The Increasing Advantage of Incumbency in the U. S. States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7329448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary W Cox (0000-0002-9256-5193), Morgenstern (0000-0001-7258-8657) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495-495 |
| Publication date | 1993-11-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/439852 |
| OpenAlex | W2316496001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 51 |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper uses district-level electoral returns to estimate the size of the incumbency advantage in 24 U.S. states over the period from 1970 to 1986. Our major findings are two: first, the incumbency advantage in the median state roughly doubled over the time period investigated; second, this increase can be explained in terms of the growth of legislative operating budgets and, by inference, in casework and other particularistic services provided by state legislators to their constituents
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| Unique citing works | 51 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,7 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2024 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 51 |