B.  File Specifications and Data Format

               The Candidate Master information has been stored 
           in the following manner:


                                 LRECL = 165
                                        Total Records: 4626

               The variables have been formatted in the following ways:

          Mnemonics
          Currently
          Used by the                                         Field
          Commission   Variable                    Columns    Desc

          CANIDN       Candidate Identification       1-9      X(9)
          CANNAM       Candidate Name                10-47     X(38)
          CANPART1     Party Designation No. 1       48-50     X(3)
          CANPART2     Party Designation No. 2       51-53     X(3)
          CANPART3     Party Designation No. 3       54-56     X(3)
          CANICI       Incumb./Challeng./Open-seat      57     X
                       Filler                           58     X
          CANST        Candidate Status                 59     X
          CONADST1     Street One                    60-93     X(34)
          CONADST2     Street Two                    94-127    X(34)
          CANCY        City or Town                 128-145    X(18)
          CANST        State                        146-147    XX
          CANZIP       Zip Code                     148-152    X(5)
          CANPCC       Principal Campaign Comm. I.D.153-161    X(9)
          CANYEAR      Year of Election             162-163    9(2)
          DIST         Current District             164-165    9(2)



                               PARTY DESIGNATION NO. 1                     


          PARTY   COUNT

                    143
          AIP        10
          AMP        10
          CIT         7
          COM         6
          CRV        14
          CST         4
          DEM      2177
          DFL        50
          GWP         1
          IND       165
          LAB         8
          LBL         4
          LBU         1
          LIB       144
          LRU         1
          NAP         5
          NNE         3
          PAF        14
          POP         1
          REP      1717
          RTL        12
          SOC        10
          SUS         1
          SWP        33
          UNK        85



                               CANDIDATE STATUS                            

          STATUS  COUNT

          C      1190
          F        52
          N      1105
          P      2279
                               INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER/OPEN-SEAT       

          ICI     COUNT

                 2880
          C       866
          I       548
          O       332



                               STATE VALUES DESIG.                         


          STATE   COUNT

                     3
          AK        30
          AL        56
          AR        24
          AS         2
          AZ        52
          CA       470
          CO        77
          CT        72
          DC       147
          DE        18
          FL       137
          GA       114
          GU         2
          HI        18
          IA        57
          ID        16
          IL       233
          IN       124
          KS        69
          KY        66
          LA        41
          MA       111
          MD       124
          ME        31
          MI       208
          MN       105
          MO       101
          MS        61
          MT        34
          NC        81
          ND        14
          NE        34
          NH        41
          NJ       159
          NM        32
          NV        33
          NY       295
          OH       170
          OK        62
          OR        48
          PA       219
          PR         5
          RI        30
          SC        61
          SD        17
          TN        66
          TX       233
          UT        41
          VA        93
          VI         5
          VT        21
          WA       117
          WI        86
          WV        38
          WY        20
          ZZ         2