candidates: Candidates Master metadata
In fec16: Data Package for the 2016 United States Federal Elections

candidates

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Candidates Master metadata

Basic information for each candidate.

candidates

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