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Spring 2005

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 20, Number 2

Categories: Spring 2005 | Political Science

A Preliminary Analysis of Campaign Contributions in Florida's Legislative and Judicial Elections

Timothy M. Shaughnessy, Louisiana State University, Shreveport

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APreliminaryAnalysisofCampaignContributionsinFlorida=sLegislativeandJudicialElectionsTimothyM.ShaughnessyLouisianaStateUniversity,ShreveportThereisalargebodyofresearchthathasbeenconductedontheeconomicsofpoliticalcampaigns.Therelevantquestionsoftenaskedincludehowimportantarecampaigncontributionstodeterminingelectionoutcomes;howsignificantisincumbencyinelicitingcontributionsordeterminingoutcomes;howinfluentialcontributorsareindeterminingtheactionsandvotesofanelectedcandidate;andwhatfactorsdeterminewhether,howmuch,andtowhichcandidateacontributordonatesmoney.Mostofthisresearchisconductedinthefieldofpoliticalscience,thoughpublicchoicetheoristshaveresearchedsimilartopicswiththetoolsofeconomics.Mostoftheresearchoncampaigncontributionsconcernstheelectionsoflegislators;however,candidatesalsorunforjudicialoffice,andseekcampaigncontributionsintheprocess.Thispapertakesafirststepinexaminingcampaigncontributionstobothtypesofcandidates.TheDivisionofElectionsattheFloridaDepartmentofStatemaintainsanonlinedatabaseofbothcontributionstoandexpendituresofpoliticalcampaignsforallfederalandstateelectionsfrom1996onwards.Thecontributionsdatalistsdetailedinformationoneachinstanceamonetaryorin-kindcontributionwasmadetoacandidate=scampaign.Asidefromlegislativeraces,thedatabasealsoincludesinformationfromjudicialraces,andthusisagoodsourceofdatawithwhichtotesthypothesesconcerningthedeterminantsofcontributionstolegislativeversusjudicialcampaigns.Further,thedatabaseincludesinformationonallcandidates,i.e.bothwinningandlosingcandidates,andwecanthusanalyzepossiblecharacteristicsofcontributorstowinningversuslosingcampaignsandalsoavoidanyselectionbiasbyexaminingonlyvictoriouscandidates.Thepaperisorganizedasfollows:sectiontwopresentsabriefliteraturereviewofarticlesoncampaigncontributionsandpublicchoiceaspectsofthejudiciaryfromboththeeconomicsand

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Title	A Preliminary Analysis of Campaign Contributions in Florida's Legislative and Judicial Elections
Authors/Creators:	Timothy M. Shaughnessy, Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Year:	2005
Volume:	20
Number:	2
Pages:	43 - 67
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Voter behaviour, Public Choice Theory, Legal aspects, Judicial system, Political communication

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Shaughnessy, Timothy M. / 2005. "A Preliminary Analysis of Campaign Contributions in Florida's Legislative and Judicial Elections." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 20(2): 43-67.