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Table 6.8: Rate of Reelection of Mayors in the 50%z 75% and 90%
Intervals -1983-2007

.. л Upper 50,,o     Upper 75% Upper 90%

3332

1825

726

63.92

65.69

69.47

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1881

953

319

36.08

34.31

30.53

:• '√∙∙'iζ.

5213

2778

ÎÔ45

100

100  ~

100

Table 6.9: Percentage of Legislators Immediately running for Mayoral
Positions -1983-2007

MayoralCandidate       N Percent

0

1,408

93.8

1 ^~~

' 93

6.2

Total

lz501

100

Hypotheses

The goal of the present piece exceeds the (undoubtedly) interesting question
about when would a legislator seek subnational positions. It is clear that the likelihood
increases when the opportunities are perceived as favorable. However, I am interested
in unfolding legislators' behavior when they decide to run for a subnational position. To
do so, I will try to disentangle whether bill drafting foresees immediate subnational
executive ambition.

Through the utilization of the database already described, I will use the
immediate pursuit of a gubernatorial or a mayoral position as dependent variables of
my estimations. The principal covariate will be whether each legislator is πmning for a



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