The Marginals Never Vanished: Incumbency and Competition in Elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1952-82

1 February 1987

journal article
Published by JSTOR in American Journal of Political Science

Vol. 31 (1) , 126
https://doi.org/10.2307/2111327

Abstract

The average vote margin enjoyed by incumbent candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives increased sharply during the 1960s. Despite this, and contrary to ...

Keywords

ELECTIONS
INCUMBENCY
VANISHED
INCREASED SHARPLY
VOTE MARGIN
INCUMBENT CANDIDATES
AVERAGE VOTE
REPRESENTATIVES INCREASED
MARGIN ENJOYED