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At-Large Elections and Minority-Group Representation: A Re-Examination of Historical and Contemporary Evidence

1981; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 43; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/2130184

1468-2508

Chandler Davidson, George Korbel,

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Previous articleNext article No AccessArticlesAt-Large Elections and Minority-Group Representation: A Re-Examination of Historical and Contemporary EvidenceChandler Davidson, and George KorbelChandler Davidson, and George KorbelPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Politics Volume 43, Number 4Nov., 1981 Sponsored by the Southern Political Science Association Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/2130184 Views: 58Total views on this site Citations: 60Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1981 Southern Political Science AssociationPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Christopher Acuff An Empirical Examination of Representational Equity in Consolidated Governments, 1965–2002, Urban Affairs Review 43 (Oct 2021): 107808742110410.https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874211041043Kenicia Wright, Ling Zhu When Social Capital Becomes Political Capital: Understanding the Social Contexts of Minority Candidates' Electoral Success in the American States, The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 6, no.22 (Sep 2020): 373–401.https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2020.12Loren Collingwood, Sean Long Can States Promote Minority Representation? 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