“…There is a vast literature highlighting the importance of political experience (i.e., office-holding experience and incumbency) for a candidate’s electoral success. In particular, candidates who have already been successfully tested at the polls have the greatest electoral potential (Cirone et al, 2021; Fiva and Røhr, 2018), especially in Brazil, given the high levels of incumbency advantage of candidates in the legislature (Avelino et al, 2022; Meira, 2020; Meireles, 2019). In addition to incumbents, candidates with office-holding experience (winners) also have electoral advantages, even when running for different political offices (multi-office incumbency advantage, see Magalhaes and Hirvonen (2015)).…”