>> 2000 CANDIDATE NUMBER MASTER CODE

>> 2000 CANDIDATE NUMBER MASTER CODE


SENATE:
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  OPEN RACE
   09    Third party or independent Senate candidate --incumbent  
   10    Third party or independent Senate candidate --nonincumbent  **
   08    Third party or independent Senate candidate --2nd nonincumbent  **
   11    Democratic candidate in open Senate race
   12    Republican candidate in open Senate race
   13    Democratic Senate incumbent
   14    Republican Senate incumbent
   15    Democratic Senate challenger
   16    Republican Senate challenger
  TERM NOT UP
   19    Democratic Senator, term not up in state with race
   29    Republican Senator, term not up in state with race
   20    Third party or independent Senator, term not up in
         state with race 
  RETIRING
   21    Democratic Senator--retiring (state with open race)
   22    Republican Senator--retiring (state with open race)
   23    Third party or independent Senator--retiring (state
         with open race) 
  NO RACE IN STATE
   17    Democratic Senator, no race in state (1st Dem)
   18    Republican Senator, no race in state (1st Rep)
   27    Democratic Senator, no race in state (2nd Dem) 
   28    Republican Senator, no race in state (2nd Rep) 
   26    Third party or independent Senator, no race in state 

HOUSE:
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  OPEN RACE
   30    Third party or independent House candidate --nonincumbent  **
   31    Democratic candidate in open House race
   32    Republican candidate in open House race
   33    Democratic House incumbent
   34    Republican House incumbent
   35    Democratic House challenger
   36    Republican House challenger
   38    Third party or independent House candidate--2nd nonincumbent  **
   39    Third party or independent House candidate--incumbent  
  RETIRING
   40    Third party or independent Representative--retiring
         (district with open race) 
   41    Democratic Representative--retiring (district with
         open race)
   42    Republican Representative--retiring (district with
         open race)

OTHER:
   90    Both Democratic and Republican candidates (used in
         incumbency varS only)
   97    Name given not on Candidate List

MISSING DATA:
   98    DK; refused to name candidate
   99    NA
   00    INAP



++VOTE QUESTION ONLY, VOTED OUTSIDE DISTRICT OF IW (CODES 81-92):
  
   DISTRICT WITH NO RUNNING INCUMBENT: (VOTE VAR ONLY)

   81    Democratic candidate
   82    Republican candidate

   DISTRICT WITH RUNNING INCUMBENT: (VOTE VAR ONLY)

   83    Democratic incumbent
   84    Republican incumbent
   85    Democratic challenger
   86    Republican challenger

   ALL DISTRICTS:  (VOTE VAR ONLY)

   80    Third party or independent candidate **
   91    Democrat--no name given
   92    Republican--no name given

**      IF 3RD PARTY/INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE NAMED, THIS CODE
        IS USED ONLY IF NAME APPEARS ON CANDIDATE LIST (IF
        NAME NOT ON CANDIDATE LIST, CODE 97 IS USED).

NOTE:   CODE 97 INCLUDES INSTANCES WHERE R VOTED STRAIGHT
MAJOR PARTY TICKET BUT NO CANDIDATE FOR R'S PARTY RAN FOR
GIVEN OFFICE (OR: R INSISTS VOTED FOR A MAJOR PARTY'S
CANDIDATE BUT NO CANDIDATE RAN FOR GIVEN OFFICE REPRESENTING
NAMED MAJOR PARTY).

++ CODES 80-86,91,92 ARE NOT USED IN VARS OTHER THAN
   VOTE VARS.