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Candidates Master metadata
Description
Basic information for each candidate.
Usage
candidates
Format
A data frame with 4648 rows and 15 columns, providing information for each candidate:
- cand_id
A 9-character alpha-numeric code assigned to a candidate by the FEC, which remains the same across election cycles if running for the same office
- cand_name
Candidate name
- cand_pty_affiliation
The political party affiliation reported by the candidate
- cand_election_yr
Candidate's Election Year
- cand_office_st
Candidate's state
- cand_office
Candidate office with designation: H = House, P = President, S = Senate
- cand_office_district
Congressional district number: Congressional at-large 00, Senate 00, Presidential 00
- cand_ici
Incumbent challenger status with designation: C = Challenger, I = Incumbent, O = Open Seat
- cand_status
Candidate status with designation: C = Statutory candidate, F = Statutory candidate for future election, N = Not yet a statutory candidate, P = Statutory candidate in prior cycle
- cand_pcc
ID of the candidate's principal campaign committee assigned by FEC
- cand_st1
Candidate's Mailing address - street 1
- cand_st2
Candidate's Mailing address - street 2
- cand_city
Candidate's Mailing address - city
- cand_st
Candidate's Mailing address - state
- cand_zip
Candidate's Mailing address - ZIP code
Source
https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/candidate-master-file-description/, updated 2020-03-02