Congressional Elections beyond the Year of the Woman: A Research Update

The analysis by Ronald Keith Gaddie & Charles S. Bullock, III (1995) of the participation of women in the US Congress in 1992 as a function of various candidate factors is updated & extended here by examining female success in 135 open seat elections, 1994-1998. Multivariate analysis indicat...

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Published in:Social science quarterly 2000-09, Vol.81 (3), p.879-884
Main Authors: Gaddie, Ronald Keith, Hoffman, Kim U., Palmer, Carrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Candidates
Congress
Congressional elections
Elections
Females
Forum
Legislative Bodies
Men
Parliamentary elections
Partisanship
Political activity
Political behavior
Political campaigns
Political candidates
Political Participation
Political Parties
Political partisanship
Presidential candidates
Presidential elections
U.S.A
United States of America
Voting
Voting precincts
Women
Women and politics
Women in politics
Women politicians
Women's role
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Summary:The analysis by Ronald Keith Gaddie & Charles S. Bullock, III (1995) of the participation of women in the US Congress in 1992 as a function of various candidate factors is updated & extended here by examining female success in 135 open seat elections, 1994-1998. Multivariate analysis indicates no direct impact of candidate gender on election outcomes when candidate quality & district partisanship are controlled. The finding of a significant drop in the rate of female electoral success since 1992 is attributed to partisan politics, rather than to candidate characteristics. 2 Tables, 7 References. K. Hyatt Stewart
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237