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First published 2023-10

Legitimate questions: Public perceptions of the legitimacy of US presidential election outcomes

Michael W. Sances

Research & Politics

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First published 2026

Perceived Legitimacy and Polarization in Political Communication: Evidence from the 2024 U.S. Election

Lluc Vila-Boix, Miguel Franco Pérez, Giorgia Miotto [...]

American Behavioral Scientist

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First published 2017-3

The Two Opposing Effects of Judicial Elections on Legitimacy Perceptions

Benjamin Woodson

State Politics & Policy Quarterly

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First published 1985-11

Elections and Legitimacy in the Middle East

DANKWART A. RUSTOW

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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First published 2017-4

A Normative Assessment of 2016 Political Convention Speech Exposure: Perceived Political Threats and Anticipated General Election Legitimacy

R. Lance Holbert, Bruce W. Hardy, Heather L. LaMarre

American Behavioral Scientist

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First published 2025-2

Challenging and Enhancing Legitimacy Through Humor: A Comparative Study of Candidates’ Use of Humor on Facebook before the 2019 and 2023 Finnish Parliamentary Elections

Joonas Koivukoski, Salla-Maaria Laaksonen, Janne Zareff [...]

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First published 2023-1

Endorsements from Republican politicians can increase confidence in U.S. elections

Katherine Clayton, Robb Willer

Research & Politics

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First published 2018-9

Intercameral Relations in a Bicameral Elected and Sortition Legislature *

Pierre-Étienne Vandamme, Vincent Jacquet, Christoph Niessen [...]

Politics & Society

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First published 2023-4

Public campaign financing’s effects on judicial legitimacy: Evidence from a survey experiment

Tiger Bjornlund, Alyx Mark

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First published 2023-9

Electoral Crisis Communications: Combatting Disinformation & the Contest for Electoral Legitimacy

Gregory Winger, Brian Calfano, Jelena Vićić [...]

American Politics Research

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