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The Effects of Campaign Contribution Sources on the Congressional Elections of 1996

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Craig A. Depken II (The University of Texas at Arlington)

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The debate over campaign-finance reform includes how different sources of campaign contributions affect the outcomes of political campaigns. Using data from the Congressional races of 1996, I find that PAC contributions had a larger effect on the percentage of votes received and campaign outcomes relative to individual and political party contributions. Incumbency advantage is negated after accounting for contributions to all candidates in a political race.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Public Economics with number 9703003.

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Date of creation: 28 Mar 1997
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Keywords: elections; Congress; campaign runding; Political Action Committees;

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D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Models of Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
K0 - Law and Economics - - General

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  1. Scully, Gerald W, 1995. " Congressional Tenure: Myth and Reality," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 83(3-4), pages 203-19, June.
  2. Chappell, Henry W, Jr, 1994. " Campaign Advertising and Political Ambiguity," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 79(3-4), pages 281-303, June.
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