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01/Sep/2010
Renato Perissinotto, Bruno Bolognesi
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3865201000010001
This article aims to identify the variables with the greatest impact on the chances of electoral success for candidates for the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 elections. Based upon data provided by the Supreme Electoral Court, this article firstly analyzes the relations between occupation, gender and level of education, on the one hand, and the electoral results (those elected and not elected), on the other. The article then presents a model of logistic regression in […]
Keywords: elections; Electoral success; Political institutionalization; political parties; Political recruitment