candidates: Candidates Master metadata
In ranawg/Div_iii_fec: Data Package for the 2016 Election

Basic information for each candidate.

1	candidates

A data frame with 7,400 rows and 15 columns, providing information for each candidate:

cand_id: A 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_aff: The political party affiliation reported by the candidate.
cand_election_yr: Candidate's election year from a Statement of Candidacy or state ballot list.
cand_office_st: Candidate's state.
cand_office: Candidate office with designation: H = House, P = President, S = Senate.
cand_office_dis: Candidate's district.
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_sti: Candidate's street address.
cand_st2: Candidate's second street address.
cand_city: Candidate's city address.
cand_st: Candidate's state address.
cand_zip: Candidate's zipcode address.