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The Impact of District Magnitude on Campaign Fundraising
Author(s) -
Curry James M.,
Herrnson Paul S.,
Taylor Jeffrey A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
legislative studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.728
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1939-9162
pISSN - 0362-9805
DOI - 10.1111/lsq.12026
Subject(s) - legislature , state (computer science) , business , competition (biology) , political science , accounting , public administration , finance , law , ecology , algorithm , computer science , biology
The number of legislators elected in a single district influences many aspects of state legislative elections. However, there is a dearth of research on how district magnitude influences campaign fundraising. We theorize that the greater competition for funds in multimember districts results in candidates raising less money and encourages them to be more entrepreneurial in their fundraising efforts. Specifically, we expect multimember district candidates to raise contributions from more diverse sets of interests than candidates in single‐member districts, raise more funds out of state, and create more unique financial constituencies. Using data on candidates for M aryland's House of Delegates in 2006 and 2010, we find support for our hypotheses.