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VCF9059 Thermometer: Senate Challenger

QUESTION:
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Senate challenger to incumbent candidate - feeling thermometer

VALID_CODES:
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0-100.    Degrees as given

MISSING_CODES:
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990.    No incumbent candidate; incumbent candidate is
        unopposed
996.    No race in state; Washington D.C.
997.    R doesn't recognize name
998.    DK where to rate; can't judge
999.    NA; refused; no Post IW
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See thermometer question text and notes preceding VCF0201.
GENERAL NOTE:
If there was no senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no
post) has been coded. If there was no senate race in state AND no post 
IW, then 999 (no post) has been coded.
1992 NOTE:
In California in 1992, the regular Senate election and a second 
"special" Senate election were held.  This variable codes data for the 
Democratic candidate in the regular Senate election only.
1994 NOTE:
same as 1992, for Tennessee

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1978:  782004  
1980:  800848,800849 
1982:  820126,820127 
1986:  860131,860132  
1988:  880596,880597 
1990:  900140,900141
1992:  925304,925305  
1994:  940231,940232 
1998:  980241,980242  
2000:  001300,001301,001302 
2002:  024500b,025047,025048,025049
2004:  044507,045050,045051,045052


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03