VAR CF0903 IS HOUSE INCUMBENT RUNNING

VAR CF0903    IS HOUSE INCUMBENT RUNNING
              COLUMNS 724-724
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 9


        INCUMBENT CANDIDATE - CHECKPOINT
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        1970, 1974 and 1976 data have been derived from VCF0902 (q.v.).

        VCF0903 has not been affected [i.e., no correction is required] by
        changes in 1978 data for type of House race (SEE VCF0902).  1984
        corrections to original type of race data (SEE VCF0902) are not
        reflected in VCF0903-905.

        For 1982, code 1 includes those congressional districts where 2
        incumbents ran due to redistricting.

        Note that for 1992 redistricted LA06 (2 Republican 'incumbents'
        neither of whom had previously represented the geographic area), as
        well as for districts without identifiable incumbent due to
        redistricting (1992 only, 85 in VCF0902), this variable has been
        coded 2.

             1.   US House Representative is running for re-election in
                    R's district
             2.   US House Representative is NOT running for re-
                    election in R's district  ('retiring')

             9.   INAP, no post IW (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996); abbreviated
                    telephone IW (1984);  wrong district identified (2000);
                    Washington D.C.

        1978:  780004     1980:  800928     1982:  820175
        1984:  840735     1986:  860219     1988:  880714
        1990:  900237     1992:  923021     1994:  940017
        1996:  961122     1998:  980325     2000:  000194


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