Gender differences in voting for female candidates: Evidence from the 1982 election

John F. Zipp; Eric Plutzer

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Gender differences in voting for female candidates: Evidence from the 1982 election

John F. Zipp, Eric Plutzer

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This paper analyzes voting in five 1982 elections in which women ran as major party candidates for high-level offices: Governor in Vermont and Iowa; and U.S. Senator in Missouri, New York, and New Jersey. Results indicate that the sex of the candidate generally has little impact on voting and that solid women candidates can attract cross-over votes, while weaker ones can lose them. The implications of these results are discussed in the concluding section.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	179-197
Number of pages	19
Journal	Public Opinion Quarterly
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/268913
State	Published - Jun 1985

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Sociology and Political Science
General Social Sciences
History and Philosophy of Science

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