Dataset contains information about 242 US House elections in which
incumbents other than freshmen faced major party challengers.  These
elections occurred in November of 1990.  Details of the study are
reported in

Green, Donald Philip and Jonathan S. Krasno. 1988. Salvation for the
Spendthrift Incumbent: Reestimating the Effects of Campaign Spending in
House Elections. American Journal of Political Science. 32: 884-907.

Green, Donald Philip and Jonathan S. Krasno. 1990. Rebuttal to Jacobson's
``New Evidence for Old Arguments." American Journal of Political Science.
34: 363-372.

For a more accessible introduction to the policy issues at stake, see

Krasno, Jonathan S. and Donald Philip Green. 1993. The Case for Campaign
Spending Limits. Brookings Review 11 (2): 16-21. 


cpq	yr	cvote	cps	ie	ce	iet1	close
1	90	29.5	31.8	238466	58952	362439	1
4	90	48.1	47.8	564759	164732	691520	2
3	90	33.9	26.7	0	0	109966	1
1	90	43.4	29.3	225149	9353	352938	2
0	90	35.2	32.2	250642	0	479870	1
1	90	29.5	25.3	105354	15730	175780	1
1	90	27.6	30.8	480853	511	629451	1
4	90	50.8	31.1	413213	251662	277964	3
1	90	32.9	39.6	515020	5951	769210	1
1	90	36.6	50	734005	4628	705112	1
1	90	22.8	20.1	440973	154858	1986567	1
1	90	31.9	26.6	655402	32724	388262	1
1	90	39.5	31.6	448026	47912	297955	1
1	90	38.7	31.9	840029	0	1296842	1
1	90	41.6	27	300996	210089	453236	2
3	90	30.4	25.6	620782	97030	297539	1
1	90	38.1	30.8	644962	624	575928	1
4	90	22.9	21.4	272710	23849	278579	1
2	90	54.5	28.5	622184	538354	228171	3
2	90	44.9	49.1	658365	241815	1623624	2
1	90	36.6	27.6	496845	690	363607	1
1	90	36.8	29.5	449668	13147	513702	1
1	90	36.2	27.2	400109	40303	259352	1
1	90	35.6	34.3	201404	360389	155097	1
1	90	27.1	24.7	287505	1830	211233	1
1	90	36.3	29.7	450401	82453	451793	1
1	90	39	30.5	587961	146206	440051	1
1	90	23.4	20.7	113669	3799	126433	1
1	90	38.9	37.8	186130	72867	508527	1
4	90	32.9	26.3	418232	0	531906	1
3	90	38.5	30.7	462503	7579	504981	1
1	90	33	27.5	172451	29177	205546	1
1	90	39.3	35.6	217810	75123	250716	1
0	90	35.2	28.2	211940	2371	372947	1
5	90	47.3	44	822686	538156	588318	2
3	90	47.4	34	602444	624560	135614	2
1	90	41.9	37.4	1445577	0	1938505	2
1	90	32	23.5	627842	0	276814	1
3	90	47	32	575637	72261	449356	2
2	90	50.8	37.9	744463	534167	530670	3
1	90	36.3	30.1	521500	161266	240123	1
2	90	39.3	37.3	396017	49080	796698	1
1	90	28.6	22	335760	26917	540446	1
1	90	31.1	24.9	111435	15288	202285	1
1	90	35.5	36.1	280103	2958	702369	1
1	90	28.6	22.8	406138	0	520569	1
1	90	40.3	36.4	464500	112881	803623	2
1	90	23.4	27.4	395892	90634	745287	1
4	90	25.6	33.4	556718	22211	440904	1
1	90	33.3	32.5	521336	49770	410409	1
1	90	47.8	33.1	158280	182229	232878	2
1	90	38	27.6	500117	160220	372706	1
1	90	28.8	33	399035	10130	372101	1
1	90	27	38.3	296470	0	406791	1
1	90	24.4	21.8	108118	7755	112100	1
3	90	49.7	41.1	1538945	333873	925934	2
1	90	39.9	35.2	480886	18692	422038	1
1	90	44.2	37.1	318247	134772	447164	2
1	90	41.7	36	937464	154326	213208	2
1	90	36.4	34.8	406219	141681	554300	1
1	90	6.2	4	125509	42901	173223	1
1	90	21.8	17.3	190685	0	267706	1
4	90	29.1	37.8	541279	0	616333	1
1	90	31.8	38.7	171746	42218	182319	1
1	90	33.3	26.3	270435	1055	310477	1
3	90	28.8	33.3	839106	15164	135682	1
1	90	31.2	27.5	313498	0	234744	1
6	90	45.4	35.5	855952	41259	264030	2
2	90	34.2	29.8	271913	0	319266	1
1	90	33.1	26.3	312555	0	382851	1
1	90	33.5	35.1	390401	115495	520241	1
1	90	32.8	35.8	258093	3581	213298	1
1	90	33.8	31.1	209360	44861	277804	1
3	90	34	47.4	380559	26230	1221281	1
5	90	34	22.9	299280	0	156608	1
3	90	40.6	46.8	773178	332880	490642	2
2	90	50.9	45.7	745145	473055	1197995	3
1	90	46.9	43.7	652280	781224	760751	2
1	90	36.5	27.1	311727	41180	368430	1
0	90	42.4	38.2	228556	0	180261	2
1	90	45.3	38.2	446040	146961	608838	2
1	90	31	29.3	392606	0	368689	1
1	90	33.6	39.5	14816	13201	39508	1
1	90	32	36.1	418134	131599	464486	1
1	90	28.2	35.6	322563	175951	577511	1
1	90	37.2	26.7	504861	84568	429308	1
1	90	39.9	26.4	209986	76007	258980	1
1	90	29.2	36	355581	4317	602514	1
1	90	34	39.4	6766	144315	9601	1
2	90	39.4	30.3	333885	327390	410060	1
1	90	30.7	25.8	563409	76580	517632	1
4	90	49.2	41.3	344561	172257	454516	2
5	90	49	33.8	306289	228344	223358	2
3	90	56.8	49.6	771809	264932	755361	3
1	90	25.6	28.5	730852	0	864207	1
1	90	30.3	27.1	363847	4234	391590	1
1	90	41.1	31.7	560909	41129	662269	2
1	90	19.3	21.4	716469	8709	459470	1
1	90	34.7	31.8	325997	3557	235764	1
1	90	23.2	37.3	353959	0	907018	1
1	90	34.5	29.7	718160	31903	378779	1
5	90	47.9	15.9	861333	236851	380856	2
1	90	34.9	30.3	333912	19771	372268	1
1	90	23.9	19.6	832815	0	1595555	1
1	90	46.6	33.3	620387	41129	260484	2
1	90	8.7	7.9	288906	545	137805	1
1	90	34.1	45	135801	9573	967964	1
1	90	42.1	42.7	815244	274106	663438	2
1	90	42.2	29.2	503164	78392	357507	2
1	90	24.6	27.4	241151	0	341617	1
1	90	31.6	23.8	222531	6382	166256	1
4	90	31.4	27.9	176479	433	141754	1
1	90	45.2	30.2	452960	22155	497684	2
4	90	38.7	31.6	325232	4072	751624	1
4	90	34.2	45.9	1188905	295184	479357	1
1	90	34	36.7	187545	1068	151866	1
1	90	37.4	35.3	354964	42834	258816	1
1	90	30.3	28.9	271072	0	257697	1
1	90	33.6	22.8	78205	97203	85122	1
1	90	21.9	29.6	197442	0	182178	1
1	90	38.1	42.2	670684	17778	688649	1
1	90	35.1	27	265699	57415	238654	1
1	90	27.1	25.8	321644	9497	310726	1
1	90	35.4	34.5	378087	16219	353762	1
6	90	53.6	45.4	487224	242864	765546	3
1	90	27.1	25.5	229262	16681	174213	1
1	90	35.1	21.8	96254	14750	64440	1
1	90	15.9	34.7	365825	0	978740	1
1	90	39.1	27.4	196909	12666	176309	1
2	90	50	33	670758	340390	765145	3
4	90	43.2	36.6	1455794	82077	565475	2
1	90	38.2	28.2	306485	7137	301741	1
1	90	37.9	28.8	245132	0	265648	1
1	90	48.1	40.7	315922	22428	376844	2
3	90	42.7	41.9	704447	246959	848746	2
1	90	42.5	32.1	238679	0	232768	2
2	90	38.9	39.2	345258	90238	407913	1
1	90	37	44.5	310981	22129	420545	1
1	90	35.3	33	223898	65064	244569	1
1	90	35.9	34.5	705037	149778	720028	1
5	90	36.5	41.5	441075	41287	678798	1
1	90	35.3	33.7	292826	55772	279117	1
1	90	22.9	23.8	443540	0	442213	1
1	90	47.7	38.4	147925	8887	136480	2
1	90	23.7	25.4	405355	0	408907	1
1	90	41.9	32.5	495219	34513	444977	2
1	90	33.3	29.5	694735	105031	541789	1
4	90	40.4	30.5	730989	203147	454428	2
1	90	30.7	31.3	299807	0	408014	1
1	90	25.5	26.9	420907	20902	295467	1
1	90	38.1	49.2	638635	45544	811022	1
1	90	44.7	41.5	458759	184513	401952	2
1	90	34.2	28.3	398706	0	481686	1
1	90	42.8	33.8	618882	291412	372922	2
1	90	19.6	18.5	93863	0	96190	1
1	90	19.6	25.3	517794	0	623630	1
1	90	38.7	37.5	458486	19403	665648	1
1	90	16.1	15.6	112722	431513	188306	1
1	90	25.5	23.9	411614	729	306559	1
5	90	27.9	27.4	497635	3473	453806	1
2	90	31.9	27.6	240615	95100	234768	1
1	90	28.1	27.9	186967	0	144179	1
1	90	41	41	322216	24712	1052749	2
1	90	36.4	27.3	145079	231	147647	1
1	90	35.2	34.8	111622	20463	90690	1
2	90	41.9	42	793291	890838	1111332	2
2	90	40.9	47.4	647331	174574	834751	2
1	90	33.4	37.5	572846	33135	814849	1
1	90	34.4	32.7	153315	21131	204283	1
3	90	45	48.5	656383	300893	642404	2
1	90	38	34.1	385183	0	492221	1
1	90	38.2	39	302006	37846	333645	1
6	90	50.7	49.6	499869	523867	545478	3
2	90	34.8	28.4	504800	284855	825344	1
1	90	35.6	27.7	124331	5350	138753	1
0	90	28.8	25.7	196934	11171	976768	1
1	90	22.3	18.7	211524	200	269409	1
1	90	36.8	28.4	75367	0	109569	1
3	90	34.3	38.5	453883	72686	619421	1
1	90	28	21	278977	47815	388075	1
1	90	39.5	30.2	348032	124483	174026	1
3	90	40.4	25.3	264793	3021	462582	2
1	90	40.8	25.2	242592	15977	234007	2
1	90	41.1	21.4	156205	68021	104319	2
1	90	22.3	22.8	79064	1700	105987	1
2	90	25.7	23.4	94754	0	95011	1
1	90	35.2	29.5	229857	9508	249599	1
1	90	26.7	17.4	284053	0	864631	1
1	90	20	14.3	198984	0	191582	1
5	90	44	47.4	612116	406280	534982	2
1	90	38.7	35.1	631839	62793	396010	1
4	90	30.4	27.8	373414	6277	376740	1
1	90	20	26.9	157414	0	338486	1
3	90	32.5	30.4	445342	2024	598615	1
1	90	32	37.3	284700	0	376070	1
5	90	55.1	49.8	884828	843297	617816	3
1	90	20.6	23.7	234057	5969	263058	1
1	90	7.9	6.3	814125	506	729143	1
1	90	40	36.8	277011	74417	276530	2
1	90	44.1	29.7	132920	8837	100144	2
1	90	40.3	21.8	672705	26396	490402	2
1	90	43	36.4	191152	71317	134064	2
1	90	34.7	32.2	480165	109618	560125	1
2	90	43.4	42.2	826742	142957	1245104	2
1	90	39.7	33.4	235766	39173	248855	1
1	90	28.2	21.4	130904	0	89126	1
3	90	39.4	42.5	577790	102312	830575	1
1	90	33.9	26	98284	0	101513	1
2	90	51.4	37.2	717124	251496	354466	3
1	90	36.7	27.6	191739	3258	202402	1
1	90	40.6	37.5	338431	6765	371689	2
1	90	34.5	36.2	99261	14040	131047	1
2	90	41.9	45.9	907904	74264	708138	2
5	90	38.5	47.8	485095	144353	1262260	1
4	90	32.4	28.3	463625	211617	697844	1
1	90	42.6	42.6	234107	1414	682463	2
1	90	30.4	23.5	367090	8996	501598	1
1	90	38	19.9	451944	0	339652	1
0	90	34.6	18.4	284282	0	402220	1
1	90	39	37.8	463377	408677	608979	1
4	90	38.8	38.6	1034446	453165	713425	1
1	90	33.3	32.4	458346	6568	722303	1
2	90	28.8	31.7	297153	0	398826	1
1	90	36.5	34.2	236046	22428	206781	1
1	90	29.6	30.7	198305	14303	347653	1
2	90	45.6	40.2	237357	133084	471300	2
4	90	40.9	41.7	1088929	490726	746825	2
2	90	49	26.7	549818	102092	314311	2
5	90	53.7	37.7	982157	883216	760695	3
1	90	35.6	31.9	511853	93659	837235	1
4	90	48	44.6	912969	351660	1458407	2
0	90	29.3	25.5	49935	0	214734	1
1	90	31.2	23.6	457754	5006	732259	1
1	90	38.6	32.4	565257	7598	318137	1
1	90	43.8	29.1	451296	33817	331253	2
1	90	32.9	25.5	206688	34077	113882	1
3	90	48	38.7	566348	61471	168107	2
2	90	53.2	41.5	371928	178129	486394	3
1	90	39	31.6	341458	57576	397220	1
1	90	28.7	35.8	515159	21348	1411493	1
4	90	37.9	37.7	467346	10683	497590	1
6	90	46.5	30.3	499968	274112	251517	2