Board #12 - Independents: The Worst of Both Worlds

• In Event: 84-308 - Poster Session: Race and Ethnic Politics

Brief Overview

We are interested in how independent candidates win over voters within partisan elections. In order to better understand independent we examine how ideological labeling cost Evan McMullin the 2022 Utah Senate Midterm Election.

Authors

• Elle Diether, The University of Texas at Austin

• Jacob Lunt, Brigham Young University