VAR CF9054 CHECKPOINT: SENATE RACE IN STATE

VAR CF9054    CHECKPOINT: SENATE RACE IN STATE
              COLUMNS 943-943
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 9


        CHECKPOINT:  SENATE RACE IN STATE OF IW?
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.

        This variable was created for use with Senate-election-level post vars
        such as R's vote/preference, candidate recall(s), and themometers.  To
        determine whether a Senate race was held for no-post-IW cases, see
        VCF9055 codes 0, 81-85.

        States with race:

        1978 - AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC,
                   NE, NJ, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, WY
        1980 - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD,
                   MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VT, WA, WI
        1982 - AZ, CA, CT, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NJ, NY, OH,
                   PA, TN, TX, UT,  VA, WA, WI, WV
        1984 - AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, IL, KS, MA, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, OR, TN, TX,
                   VA, WV, WY
        1986 - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, NC,
                   NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, WA, WI
        1988 - CA, CT, FL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA,
                   WA, WI, WV, WY
        1990 - CA, CT, FL, MD, MO, NY, OH, PA, WI, WA
        1992 - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, NC,
                   NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, WA, WI
        1994 - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NE,
                   NH, NY, OH,OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, WI, WY
        1996 - AL, AR, CO, GA, IL, IA, KS, LA, MA, MI, MN, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NM,
                   NC, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, WY
        1998 - AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MD, MO, NH, NY, OH, OR,
               PA, UT, WA, WI
        2000 - AZ,CA,CT,DE,FL,GA,IN,ME,MD,MA,MI,MN,MS,MO,MT,NE,NV,NJ,NM,NY,ND,
               OH,PA,RI,TN,TX,UT,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI,WY
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               1.   U.S SENATE RACE IN STATE
               2.   NO U.S. SENATE RACE IN STATE

               9.   INAP, no post IW (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996); Washington
                    D.C.; question not used

        1978:  476        1980:  833        1982:  111
        1984:  60         1986:  116        1988:  578
        1990:  12,13,58   1992:  3022       1994:  18
        1996:  961090     1998:  980314     2000:  000204


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