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100			_aGeras, Matthew J.
245			_aThe implications of apportionment on quality candidate emergence and electoral competition
260			_c2018
300			_ap.467-481.
504			_dJun
520			_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.
650			_aElections
650			_aElections - U.S.A.
773			_aPolitical Research Quarterly
906			_aElections
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