VAR CF9071 R REMEMBER RUNNING INCUMBENT LEGISL VOTE
COLUMNS 812 - 812
NUMERIC
MD EQ 0 OR GE 8
Was there any bill in particular that you remember how <House running
incumbent> voted on in the last couple of years?
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USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.
If the U.S. House representative in R's district was NOT running for
re-election (i.e., was 'retiring'), then this question does not apply
(0 coded).
In 1990 for New Jersey congressional district 01, the U.S.
Representative was neither 'retiring' nor running at the time of the
1990 general elections. The Representative from NJ01 had campaigned
for and been elected to another office in 1989, and the office of
Representative was not (in effect) occupied until after the 1990
elections (code 0).
The 1978 and 1982 versions of this variable were not comparable.
If there was no running incumbent and no post IW, then 9 (no post) has
been coded.
1. YES
5. NO
8. DK
9. NA; INAP, no post IW (1988); question not used
0. No running incumbent (includes Washington D.C.); NJ01 (1990)
1986: 295 1988: 795 1990: 58,314
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