Incumbency and Primaries Elections: Evidence from Argentina

• In Event: Party Politics in Latin America: Candidate Selection, Institutionalization, Endurance, and Realignment

Brief Overview

We study these questions in Argentina by looking at the presence of party primaries for the national lower chamber election. We find that governor's incumbency reduces that chances of having a primary.

Authors

• Agustin Vallejo, Hobby School of Public Affairs

• Mark P. Jones, Rice University