Wave elections in the United States
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In political science, a wave election is one in which a political party wins a lot more than the other. In the United States, there is no agreement of how many wins are needed to be called a wave election.[1][2][3]
Congressional incumbents in the United States have an advantage over challengers, but a wave election often helps challengers. This results in many more incumbents losing than usual during wave elections.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abramowitz, Alan (22 December 2011). The Anti-Incumbent Election Myth. University of Virginia Center for Politics. http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-anti-incumbent-election-myth/. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "Wave elections (1918-2016)/Full report". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ↑ Green, Matthew (2018). Was it a 'blue wave' or not? That depends on how you define a 'wave.'. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/13/was-it-a-blue-wave-or-not-that-depends-on-how-you-define-a-wave/.
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