01340nam a2200181Ia 4500008004100000100002200041245009500063260000900158300001500167504000800182520075800190650001400948650002300962773003300985906001401018999001901032952010701051181130s2018    xx            000 0 und d  aGeras, Matthew J.  aThe implications of apportionment on quality candidate emergence and electoral competition  c2018  ap.467-481.  dJun  aThe U.S. apportions congressional districts both across states and within states based upon population. Scholars have long focused on the electoral implications of redistricting within states, but there has been less consideration of the electoral implications of apportionment across states. In this paper, I analyze congressional elections from 2002 to 2014 and theorize that the limited number of political opportunities in states with few congressional districts will lead to higher levels of quality candidate emergence and electoral competition in these states. I find support for this theory; specifically, as the number of political opportunities in a state increases, the number of quality candidates running for office decreases. - Reproduced.  aElections  aElections - U.S.A.  aPolitical Research Quarterly  aElections  c506835d506835  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-12-07h71(2), Jun, 2018: p.467-481.pAR118630r2018-12-07w2018-12-07yAR