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Incumbency Image

Incumbency Image is a political communication construct that represents the perceptual advantage an incumbent candidate holds in an election, distinguished by voter associations of experience, visibility, and performance record derived from current officeholding.

11

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19

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9

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2017–2026

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Publications

11

The Incumbency Advantage in U.S. Elections: An Analysis of State and Federal Offices, 1942–2000

Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder · Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy · 2002 · 410 citations

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Candidate reputations and the ‘incumbency effect’

Matthias Bernhardt, Daniel E. Ingerman · Journal of Public Economics · 1985 · 306 citations

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Name Familiarity, Reputation, and the Incumbency Effect in a Congressional Election

Alan I. Abramowitz · The Western Political Quarterly · 1975 · 108 citations

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Image IV Revisited: Executive and Political Roles

Joel D. Aberbach, Bert A. Rockman · Governance · 1988 · 97 citations

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Climbing the ranks: incumbency effects in party-list systems

Jon H. Fiva, Helene Lie Røhr · European Economic Review · 2017 · 52 citations · Full text

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Authors

19

  1. JM
    James M. Snyder

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 433 citations

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  2. SA
    Stephen Ansolabehere

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 433 citations

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  3. AI
    Alan I. Abramowitz

    Emory University, United States

    2 publications · 159 citations

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  4. SA
    Sebastian Adrian Popa

    University of Mannheim, Germany

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  5. GG
    Gerhard Glomm

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. BI Norwegian Business School

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    612 citations

  3. Claremont Graduate University

    Claremont, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  4. Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

    Moscow, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    410 citations

  5. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    108 citations

  7. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  8. Tokai University

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

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Venues

  1. The Western Political Quarterly

    2 publications · 159 citations

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  2. Journal of democracy

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  3. European Economic Review

    1 publications · 52 citations

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  4. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  5. Electoral Studies

    1 publications · 39 citations

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