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Of Footnotes, Missing Data, and Lessons for 50-State Data Collection: The Gubernatorial Campaign Finance Data Project, 1977-2001

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2021

Jennifer M. Jensen  and
Thad Beyle
Jennifer M. Jensen
Affiliation:
University at Albany, SUNY
Thad Beyle
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Abstract

This article serves three purposes. First, we present a new source of campaign finance data for the 50 states. This includes annual data on candidate expenditures in gubernatorial races from 1977 to 2001, as well as triennial and biennial data on campaign finance laws affecting gubernatorial races during this period. Second, we review the various sources of campaign finance data for the 50 states. Third, we examine the challenges of collecting and compiling data across the 50 states, since these data can vary so much in availability and measurement. We hope to provide some general lessons to researchers collecting or working with all types of cross-state data.

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State Politics & Policy Quarterly , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 2003 , pp. 203 - 214
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Copyright © The American Political Science Association, 2003

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