The Impact of Incumbent Scandals on Senate Elections, 1972–2016

In recent decades, a growing body of literature focused on the effects of scandals on congressional elections. The studies concluded that scandals decrease candidates’ vote totals, and that certain types of scandals have a more deleterious effect than others. Virtually all of these studies...

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Main Author: Nicholas Chad Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/4/114