VAR CF9061 (STATE W/O RACE) SENATOR 1 THERMOMETER COLUMNS 798 - 800 NUMERIC MD EQ 996 OR GE 997 FIRST SENATOR IN STATE WITHOUT SENATE RACE - Feeling Thermometer ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. SEE TEXT NOTES VCF0201. Name of the first senator in states with no senate race during year of IW was given. The parties of the first senators named are as follow: 1978 Democratic: AZ, CA, CT, FL, IN, MD, MO, NY, OH, WA, WI Republican: PA, UT 1980 Democratic: DE, MA, ME, MI, MS, NE, NJ, TN, TX, WV Republican: MN, WY Independent: VA 1982 Democratic: AL, AR, CO, GA, KY, LA, OK Republican: IA, IL, NC, OR, SC, SD 1986 Democratic: MA, MI, NJ, TN, WV Republican: MN, TX, VA, WY 1988 Democratic: AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, IL Republican: KS, NH, NC, OR 1990 Democratic: CA, CT, FL, MD, NY, OH, WA, WI Republican: MO, PA 1992 Democratic: MA, MI, NE, NJ, TN, TX, VA, WV Republican: MN, WY 1994 Democratic: AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, LA, SD Republican: CO, KS, KY, NH, OR If there was a senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no post) has been coded. 0-100. Degrees as given 996. Race in state; Washington D.C. ; 2 senate races: CA (1992 ONLY), TN (1994 ONLY) 997. R doesn't recognize name 998. DK where to rate; can't judge 999. NA; refused; INAP, no post IW (1980,1988,1992); question not used 1978: 148 1980: 852 1982: 129 1986: 135 1988: 600 1990: 143 1992: 5309 1994: 236 ==============================