VAR CF0905 NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IN HOUSE RACE
COLUMNS 565 - 565
NUMERIC
MD EQ 9
NUMBER OF CANDIDATES - CHECKPOINT
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
This variable is available for 1970 and 1974-1992. The 1970, 1974 and
1976 data were derived from VCF0902 (Q.V.).
Several changes to data for type of House race from 1978 have been
made since previous release of the Cumulative Data File (see notes
VCF0902). As a result, VCF0904 and VCF0905 have been changed
accordingly.
For 1982 and 1992, code 2 includes those congressional districts where
2 incumbents ran due to redistricting [note that in 1992
both were of the same party].
1. Major party candidate, unopposed
2. Two or more major party candidates
9. NA; INAP, no post IW (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996);
abbreviated telephone IW (1984); Washington D.C.;
candidate(s) not in major party; question not used
1978: 780004 1980: 800740 1982: 820168
1984: 840928 1986: 860212 1988: 880050
1990: 900058 1992: 923021 1994: 940017
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