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- Title
It Takes a Black Candidate: A Supply-Side Theory of Minority Representation.
- Authors
Shah, Paru
- Abstract
The ongoing underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in most levels of office continues to warrant our attention. However, scholars have only focused on what factors contribute to the electoral success of minorities, without attention to a vital precursor--the supply of minority candidates. Using data from the Local Elections in America Project, this study provides one of the first glimpses into the supply side of minority representation, detailing how demographic, electoral, and political factors affect the likelihood a black candidate is on the ballot, and the subsequent impact on the likelihood of a black candidate winning.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LOCAL elections; MINORITY politicians; AFRICAN American politicians; UNITED States elections; DEMOGRAPHIC change &; politics; POLITICAL science; PRACTICAL politics; POLITICAL change
- Publication
Political Research Quarterly, 2014, Vol 67, Issue 2, p266
- ISSN
1065-9129
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1065912913498827