| Candidate valence and ideological positions in US House elections WJ Stone, EN Simas American Journal of Political Science 54 (2), 371-388, 2010 | 411 | 2010 |
| When to risk it? Institutions, ambitions, and the decision to run for the US House CD Maestas, S Fulton, LS Maisel, WJ Stone American Political Science Review 100 (2), 195-208, 2006 | 381 | 2006 |
| The sense of a woman: Gender, ambition, and the decision to run for congress SA Fulton, CD Maestas, LS Maisel, WJ Stone Political Research Quarterly 59 (2), 235-248, 2006 | 360 | 2006 |
| Quality counts: Extending the strategic politician model of incumbent deterrence WJ Stone, LS Maisel, CD Maestas American Journal of Political Science 48 (3), 479-495, 2004 | 276 | 2004 |
| The not-so-simple calculus of winning: Potential US house candidates' nomination and general election prospects WJ Stone, LS Maisel The Journal of Politics 65 (4), 951-977, 2003 | 224 | 2003 |
| Determinants of candidate emergence in US House elections: An exploratory study LS Maisel, WJ Stone Legislative Studies Quarterly, 79-96, 1997 | 200 | 1997 |
| Candidates matter: Policy and quality differences in congressional elections MK Buttice, WJ Stone The Journal of Politics 74 (3), 870-887, 2012 | 160 | 2012 |
| Winning may not be everything, but it's more than we thought: Presidential party activists in 1980 WJ Stone, AI Abramowitz American Political Science Review 77 (4), 945-956, 1983 | 144 | 1983 |
| The Bush effect: Polarization, turnout, and activism in the 2004 presidential election AI Abramowitz, WJ Stone Presidential Studies Quarterly 36 (2), 141-154, 2006 | 139 | 2006 |
| When candidates value good character: A spatial model with applications to congressional elections J Adams, S Merrill III, EN Simas, WJ Stone The Journal of Politics 73 (1), 17-30, 2011 | 132 | 2011 |
| Three's a crowd: The dynamic of third parties, Ross Perot, and Republican resurgence WJ Stone, RB Rapoport University of Michigan Press, 2007 | 126 | 2007 |
| Incumbency reconsidered: Prospects, strategic retirement, and incumbent quality in US House elections WJ Stone, SA Fulton, CD Maestas, LS Maisel The Journal of Politics 72 (1), 178-190, 2010 | 124 | 2010 |
| Measuring constituency-representative linkages: Problems and prospects WJ Stone Legislative Studies Quarterly, 623-639, 1979 | 108 | 1979 |
| Turning on or turning off? Mobilization and demobilization effects of participation in presidential nomination campaigns WJ Stone, LR Atkeson, RB Rapoport American Journal of Political Science, 665-691, 1992 | 99 | 1992 |
| The carryover effect in presidential elections WJ Stone American Political Science Review 80 (1), 271-279, 1986 | 96 | 1986 |
| Hand delivery of self-administered questionnaires RV Stover, WJ Stone The Public Opinion Quarterly 38 (2), 284-287, 1974 | 94 | 1974 |
| Reassessing proximity voting: Expertise, party, and choice in congressional elections DA Joesten, WJ Stone The Journal of Politics 76 (3), 740-753, 2014 | 89 | 2014 |
| Candidate support in presidential nomination campaigns: The case of Iowa in 1984 WJ Stone, RB Rapoport, AI Abramowitz The Journal of Politics 54 (4), 1074-1097, 1992 | 76 | 1992 |
| Do endorsements matter? Group influence in the 1984 Democratic caucuses RB Rapoport, WJ Stone, AI Abramowitz American Political Science Review 85 (1), 193-203, 1991 | 76 | 1991 |
| Nomination politics: Party activists and presidential choice A Abramowitz, WJ Stone (No Title), 1984 | 72 | 1984 |
