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electoral competitiveness: a standalone construct

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Political science

how closely contested elections are, measured from district-level margins and the share of seats won by safe incumbents.

In political science, electoral competitiveness refers to how closely contested elections are, measured from district-level margins and the share of seats won by safe incumbents. This meaning comes from Holbrook (1993) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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References

  1. Holbrook, T. M., & Van Dunk, E. (1993). Electoral Competition in the American States. American Political Science Review, 87(4), 955-962. https://doi.org/10.2307/2938827

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