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Dr Tessa Ditonto's Outputs (2)

Beyond the Presidency, 2016: Women Candidates in Down-Ballot Races (2020)
Book Chapter
Ditonto, T., & Andersen, D. (2020). Beyond the Presidency, 2016: Women Candidates in Down-Ballot Races. In N. Bauer (Ed.), Politicking While Female: The Political Lives of Women (115-136). LSU Press

Politicking While Female traces the challenges and opportunities that shape the experiences of women who pursue and hold positions of political leadership in the United States. In this volume, Nichole M. Bauer gathers new essays studying the forces t... Read More about Beyond the Presidency, 2016: Women Candidates in Down-Ballot Races.

The Importance of Candidate Sex and Partisan Preference Over Time: A Multi-day Study of Voter Decision-Making (2020)
Journal Article
Andersen, D. J., & DiTonto, T. (2020). The Importance of Candidate Sex and Partisan Preference Over Time: A Multi-day Study of Voter Decision-Making. Journal of Politics, 82(4), 1337-1353. https://doi.org/10.1086/708340

Women often face challenges when running for political office, but precisely when and how candidate sex affects voter decision making is unclear. Using a unique multiday, high-information experiment, we examine how the presence of women candidates in... Read More about The Importance of Candidate Sex and Partisan Preference Over Time: A Multi-day Study of Voter Decision-Making.