VAR CF0903 IS HOUSE INCUMBENT RUNNING COLUMNS 563 - 563 NUMERIC MD EQ 9 INCUMBENT CANDIDATE - CHECKPOINT ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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); 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 ==============================