Dueling Incumbent U.S. House Elections, 1843-2018

• In Event: Policies Controlling Congressional Elections

Brief Overview

We account for every dueling incumbent general election U.S. House race (1843-2018). Using individual-, precinct-, and district-level data, we chronicle and analyze the value of the incumbency advantage accruing to dueling House incumbents.

Authors

• Henry B Ashton, University of Oklahoma

• Seth Charles McKee, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

• Michael Crespin, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus