Which Members Ride the Wave? Explaining Outcomes of Individual Congressional Elections in Wave Years

• In Event: Election Context

Brief Overview

We examine whether individual members are equally suited to survive wave elections, focusing on how the amount of effort they had to put into previous campaigns affects their ability to be successful in wave elections that go against their party.

Authors

• Jacob Forrest Harrison Smith, Duke University

• Anthony Jacob Chergosky, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse