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Winning votes: the comparative importance of money and time on parliamentary candidates’ electoral performance in Estonia

Trumm, Siim

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SIIM TRUMM SIIM.TRUMM@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor



Abstract

The literature on post-communist democracies has traditionally suggested that expensive media-based campaigns are key to electoral success. Using data from the 2011, 2015, and 2019 Estonian Candidate Study, this article provides an up-to-date evaluation of how important monetary and non-monetary campaign efforts are in shaping candidates' electoral performance in a post-communist democracy. It finds that, while campaign spending continues to influence candidates' electoral fortunes, candidates need to significantly outspend their rivals to enjoy a meaningful increase in their vote share. There is also emerging evidence that candidates are starting to electorally benefit from devoting more time to promoting their candidacy.

Citation

Trumm, S. (2022). Winning votes: the comparative importance of money and time on parliamentary candidates’ electoral performance in Estonia. East European Politics, 38(3), 427-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2022.2086861

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 26, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 14, 2022
Publication Date 2022
Deposit Date May 30, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal East European Politics
Print ISSN 2159-9165
Electronic ISSN 2159-9173
Publisher Informa UK Limited
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 3
Pages 427-445
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2022.2086861
Keywords Political Science and International Relations; Development; Geography, Planning and Development
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8305325
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2022.2086861
Additional Information This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in East European Politics on 14 June 2022, available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2022.2086861.

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