number of cases from informant rec file
state legislator
informant's party affiliation
informant's politcal philosophy
how active informant is in political campaigns
the overall strength of the Republican party org in informant's district
the overall strength of the Democratic party org in informant's district
the strength of the republican US House candidate in the 1996 general election
the strength of the democtatic US House candidate in the 1996 gen election
the strength of the primary challenger who came closest to the rep nominee in 96
the strength of the primary challenger who came closest to the dem nominee in 96
the economic outlook of informant's district
the support incumbent has from voters in own party
the incumbent's personal integrity
the support incumbent has from voters in opposite party
the support incumbent has from own party outside of the district
incumbent's ability to stay in touch with the district
incumbent's dedication to serving the public
incumbent's name recognition in the district
the incumbent's ability to raise to raise money for campaign
the incumbent's grasp of the issues
incumbent's ability to find solutions to problems
incumbent's public speaking abilities
incumbent's legislative accomplishments in House
incumbent's ability to bring federal funds to the district
incumbent's ability to provide contituency services
incumbent's ability to work with other political leaders
incumbent's overall strength
Most import characterist for incumbent
democratic primary voters political philosophy
republican primary voters political philosophy
all voters in informants district
the political philosophy of incumbent in informant's district
likelihood of incumbent running for House in 1998
likelihood of incumbent House rep will win primary election in 1998
likelihood incumbent will win general election in 1998
likelihood if incumbent leaving office in next 3-4 terms
likelihood of incumbent facing strong primary challenger in 1998 nomination
likelhood incumbent will face strong challenger in 1998 general election
does pc1 hold elective office
pc1's name recognition in district
pc1's personal integrity
pc1's ability to raise money to fund campaign
pc1's ability to fund own campaign
pc1's support from own party voters
potential support form own party outside of the district
pc1's ability to find solutions to problems
pc1's support from opposite party voters
pc1's ability to work with other political leaders
pc1's public speaking ability
pc1's previous experience in government
pc1's dedication to serving public
pc1's ambition to hold political office
pc1's grasp of issues
potential support form interest groups in the district for pc1
overall strength of pc1
pc1's political philosophy
pc1's party identification
likelihood pc1 will run for House in 1998
likelihood pc1 will win 1998 party nomination
likelihood pc1 will win 1998 general election
likelihood pc1 will run for House in next 10 years
the area pc1 has been most active in
number in which the pc was mentioned by the informant
informant is female
potential candidate is female (from inf survey)
duplicate pc
number of persons, 1990 census
number of households, 1990 census
number of men, 1990 census
number of women, 1990 census
number of whites, 1990 census
number of blacks, 1990 census
number of american indians, 1990 census
number of asians, 1990 census
number of others, 1990 census
education >9th grade, 1990 census
number of people with education 9-12
number of high school graduates
number of people with some college education
number of people with an associates degree
number of people with a bachelors degree
number of people with a graduate degree
median household income, 1990 census
median family income, 1990 census
median house value, 1990 census
percentage of the district that is rural
percentage of the district that is urban
% of all votes for dem presidential candidate; CQ Politics in America 2000
% of all votes for rep presidential candidate; CQ Politics in America 2000
% of all votes for ind presidential candidates; CQ Politics in America 2000
percentage of vote received by Clinton, 1992
percentage of vote received by Bush, 1992
percentage of vote received by Perot, 1992
no challenger
open seat
roll call rating for 98 race
% votes, dem candidate
% votes, rep candidate
total disbursements, 1996
open seat 1996
was the seat open in 1994
% democratic vote (of total, 1994
% republican vote (of total), 1994
% vote for dem candidate
% vote for rep candidate
freshman, 106th Congress
woman MC in 106th Congress
year incumbent was born
year incumbent was elected
# of terms member has served
Fresh-those in 105th fresh in 104th
freshman in the 105th Congress
black MC in 105th congress
latino MC in 105th congress
year incumbent of 105th congress was born
incumbent age in 1997
leadership position, 105th congress
woman MC in 105th Congress
1996 travel expenses
# of terms member from 104th congress has served
Years in Congress pre 1994
CFI Defined as key race in 00
Cook competitiveness rating
cq defined key race, 1998
open seat, 2000
Vulnerable incumbent by Cook
potential candidate ran, 1998
party of incumbent, 1996
party of incumbent, 1998
party of incumbent, 2000
democratic candidate type, 1996
democratic candidate type, 1998
democratic candidate type, 2000
republican candidate type, 1996
republican candidate type, 1998