Journal article
Gubernatorial and Senatorial Primary Elections: Determinants of Competition
American Politics Research, Vol.13(4), pp.427-446
10/1985
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X8501300403
Abstract
This study examines why some American states experience more competitive gubernatorial and senatorial primaries than others. A number of possible explanatory variables are isolated and related to state primary divisiveness. Multiple regression results reveal that the level of primary competition in a state's gubernatorial and senatorial contests is to a large degree determined by five factors: how often incumbents seek reelection; the partisan balance of the state; whether the party organization endorses primary candidates; whether the states holds a blanket primary; and the state's population.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Gubernatorial and Senatorial Primary Elections: Determinants of Competition
- Creators
- Tom W Rice - University of Vermont
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American Politics Research, Vol.13(4), pp.427-446
- Publisher
- Sage Publications; Thousand Oaks, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/1532673X8501300403
- ISSN
- 1532-673X
- eISSN
- 1552-3373
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1985
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9983989292002771
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