Gubernatorial coattail effects in state legislative elections : a reexamination
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2013-12-11
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M.A.
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2012
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Department of Political Science
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Indiana University
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Prior studies on state legislative elections have found gubernatorial coattails playing a key role; however, they fail to examine the temporal and state-based trends of this phenomena. Using precinct level data from nine states (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming), over two election cycles (2002 and 2006), I measure the importance a state’s ideological makeup, and a governor’s institutional powers has on gubernatorial coattails. Findings reaffirm the importance of coattails, and previously researched variables; however, the addition of the above measures greatly affects coattail strength, dependent on host of controlling factors.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
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Political parties -- United States -- States, Voting research -- United States -- States, Voting -- Mathematical models, Political campaigns -- United States -- States, Political participation -- United States -- States, United States -- Politics and government -- States, Election districts -- United States -- States, Party affiliation -- United States -- States, Incumbency (Public officers) -- United States -- States, Governors -- United States -- Election -- States, Local government -- United States -- States
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