| Variable |
| Variable Description |
| Dependent Variables |
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| Contribution Amount | = | 0 - 16.43, natural log of total contributions |
| Contributor Quantity | = | 5 - 186,210, number of contributors to a general election campaign |
| Explanatory Variables |
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| Candidate Profile | = | 600 if ex-governor or ex-U.S. senator; 100 if state legislative leader; 5 if U.S. representative; 4 if statewide official; 3 if state legislator; 2 if local elected official; 1 if other political position; 0 if no office in last two years |
| Competitive Race | = | 1 if seat is won by 55% or less of the vote; 0 otherwise |
| Contribution Limit | = | 0 - 4, ordinal measure of state limit on individual contributions |
| Divided Government | = | 1 if state legislature and governor are not controlled by one party; 0 otherwise |
| Female Candidate | = | 1 if candidate is female; 0 otherwise |
| Female Contributor | = | 1 if contributor is female; 0 otherwise |
| Formal Powers of Governors | = | 14 - 26, cumulative total of institutional powers given to a state’s governor |
| In-state Contributor | = | 1 if contributor resides in state of election; 0 otherwise |
| Incumbent | = | 1 if candidate is an incumbent; 0 otherwise |
| Local Income | = | 7.33 - 21.00, natural log of adjusted gross income of contributor’s zip code |
| Open Seat | = | 1 if seat is not occupied by an incumbent; 0 otherwise |
| Republican | = | 1 if candidate is a Republican; 0 otherwise |
| State Population | = | 564,376 - 38,701,278, size of state population |
| Year Trend | = | 1 - 7, value associated with year of election |