On the Causes and Consequences of Ballot Order Effects

@article{Meredith2007OnTC,
  title={On the Causes and Consequences of Ballot Order Effects},
  author={Marc Meredith and Yuval Salant},
  journal={Political Behavior},
  year={2007},
  volume={35},
  pages={175-197}
}
We investigate the effect of ballot order on the outcomes of California city council and school board elections. Candidates listed first win office between four and five percentage points more often than expected absent order effects. This first candidate advantage is larger in races with more candidates and for higher quality candidates. The first candidate advantage is similar across contexts: the magnitude of the effect is not statistically distinguishable in city council and in school board… 
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