Alphabet Soup: Randomized Ballot Order and the Representation of Marginalized Candidates

Sean Freeder; Justin de Benedictis-Kessner; Rachel Bernhard

doi:10.1007/s11109-026-10129-8

Alphabet Soup: Randomized Ballot Order and the Representation of Marginalized Candidates

Sean Freeder
, Justin de Benedictis-Kessner
, Rachel Bernhard

Political Science and Public Administration

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Original language	English
Journal	Political Behavior
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-026-10129-8
State	Published - Apr 11 2026

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SDG 5 Gender Equality

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Sociology and Political Science

Keywords

Ballot design
Causal inference
Elections
Gender
Local politics
Race
Stereotypes

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