Previous research on congressional elections has largely concluded that House elections have become much less competitive in the modern era. Our research investigates one area where we should theoretically expect to observe more competition ﾖ namely, primary elections. In this paper, we...

Previous research on candidate competition in congressional elections has focused largely on the question of how much context matters in emergence decisions and election outcomes. If a candidate has previously held elected office, one additional consideration that may factor into entry decisions...