Determinants of party and mayor reelection in local governments: An empirical examination for Argentina during 1983-2011

This paper examines the determinants of reelection of parties and mayors inArgentine local elections during the 1983-2011 period. Using a unique and comprehensive database recording local elecion results for over 1600 local governments, we test three potential sources of variation: structural factors, pol ́ıtical/institutional variables and economic variables.