Electoral incentives in Congress / Jamie L. Carson and Joel Sievert.

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"David Mayhew's (1974) thesis regarding the "electoral connection" and its impact on legislative behavior has become the theoretical foundation for much of the existing research on the modern U.S. Congress. In its most basic form, Mayhew's theory contends that once in office, legislators pursue what...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Legislative politics & policy making.
Main Authors: Carson, Jamie L. (Author)
Sievert, Joel (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2018.
Series:Legislative politics & policy making.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > History > 19th century.
United States. > Congress > Elections.
United States. > Congress.
Legislators > United States > History > 19th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
Elections.
Legislators.
United States.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 199 pages : illustrations.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Contemporary and historical evidence for an electoral connection
  • Unpacking the electoral connection
  • Candidates and competition in US House races, 1820-88
  • Nomination and turnover patterns in the US House
  • Ballots, election timing, and the personal vote
  • Electoral accountability in US House elections
  • Reevaluating electoral incentives in Congress.