def get_senate_challengers():
# then get the candidates who are declared. While we set the incumbents' election year as 2014--overriding whatever they have in their FEC filings, we don't do that here.
allSenateCandidates = Candidate.objects.filter(cycle=cycle, cand_office='S', cand_election_year__gte=2013)
for thiscandidate in allSenateCandidates:
fec_id = thiscandidate.cand_id
try:
senate_exclusion_hash[fec_id]
continue
except KeyError:
pass
#print "handling %s" % (thiscandidate.cand_name)
# do we already have this candidate entered ?
try:
entered_candidate = Candidate_Overlay.objects.get(election_year__gte=2013, fec_id=fec_id)
#print "Found candidate %s status %s" % (entered_candidate.name, entered_candidate.cand_ici)
except Candidate_Overlay.DoesNotExist:
# don't enter if they say they're an incumbent. Problaby an error.
if thiscandidate.cand_ici == 'I':
print "!! Not-yet-entered Senate candidate %s %s %s claims incumbency. Perhaps they've retired?" % (thiscandidate.cand_name, thiscandidate.cand_election_year, thiscandidate.cand_office_st)
else:
# It's a new candidate. Enter it.
state = thiscandidate.cand_office_st
term_class = get_term_class_from_election_year(thiscandidate.cand_election_year)
if thiscandidate.cand_election_year < 2013:
print "!! Disregarding old candidate %s %s %s" % (thiscandidate.cand_name, thiscandidate.cand_election_year, state)
election_year = str(thiscandidate.cand_election_year)
try:
this_district = District.objects.get(election_year=election_year, state=state, office='S')
# Only make it an open seat if we've already marked the district as open.
cand_ici = 'C'
if this_district.open_seat:
cand_ici='O'
Candidate_Overlay.objects.create(
district=this_district,
cycle=cycle,
fec_id=fec_id,
name=thiscandidate.cand_name,
slug = slugify(thiscandidate.cand_name),
pty=thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation,
party = get_party_from_pty(thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation),
#pcc=thiscandidate.cand_pcc,
term_class=term_class,
election_year=thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
state=thiscandidate.cand_office_st,
office='S',
cand_ici=cand_ici,
candidate_status='D'
)
except District.DoesNotExist:
print "!! Invalid senate district for %s %s %s %s" % (thiscandidate.cand_name, term_class, thiscandidate.cand_election_year, state)
continue
def make_candidate_overlay_from_masterfile(candidate_id, cycle_to_copy_from=2014, election_year=2014, cycle_to_copy_to=2014, verify_does_not_exist=True, display_candidate=False):
## Returns overlay if created, None if not.
if verify_does_not_exist:
try:
# If there's already a candidate overlay, don't do this.
entered_candidate = Candidate_Overlay.objects.get(cycle=cycle_to_copy_to, fec_id=candidate_id)
#print "Found candidate %s status %s" % (entered_candidate.name, entered_candidate.cand_ici)
return None
except Candidate_Overlay.DoesNotExist:
pass
thiscandidate = None
try:
thiscandidate = Candidate.objects.get(cycle=cycle_to_copy_from, cand_id=candidate_id, cand_election_year=election_year)
except Candidate.DoesNotExist:
print "Couldn't find candidate in masterfile id=%s election_year=%s cycle=%s" % (candidate_id, election_year, cycle_to_copy_from)
return None
state = thiscandidate.cand_office_st
term_class = None
if thiscandidate.cand_office == 'S':
term_class = get_term_class_from_election_year(thiscandidate.cand_election_year)
this_district = None
try:
if thiscandidate.cand_office == 'S':
this_district = District.objects.get(election_year=election_year, state=state, office=thiscandidate.cand_office, term_class=term_class)
elif thiscandidate.cand_office == 'H':
this_district = District.objects.get(election_year=election_year, state=state, office=thiscandidate.cand_office, office_district=thiscandidate.cand_office_district)
elif thiscandidate.cand_office == 'P':
# there's no district, so pass
# do we need a presidential placeholder ?
pass
except District.DoesNotExist:
print "!! Invalid district for %s %s %s %s" % (thiscandidate.cand_name, term_class, thiscandidate.cand_election_year, state)
# If we can't find a district, override the display setting--just don't display it.
display_candidate = False
co = Candidate_Overlay.objects.create(
district=this_district,
office_district=thiscandidate.cand_office_district,
cycle=cycle_to_copy_to,
fec_id=candidate_id,
name=thiscandidate.cand_name,
slug = slugify(thiscandidate.cand_name),
pty=thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation,
party = get_party_from_pty(thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation),
pcc=thiscandidate.cand_pcc,
term_class=term_class,
election_year=thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
curated_election_year=thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
state=thiscandidate.cand_office_st,
office=thiscandidate.cand_office,
cand_ici=thiscandidate.cand_ici,
candidate_status='D',
display = display_candidate,
)
return co
def make_candidate_overlay_from_masterfile(
candidate_id,
cycle_to_copy_from=2016,
election_year=2016,
cycle_to_copy_to=2016,
verify_does_not_exist=True,
display_candidate=False,
):
if candidate_id == "P20003851":
return None
## Returns overlay if created, None if not.
if verify_does_not_exist:
try:
# If there's already a candidate overlay, don't do this.
entered_candidate = Candidate_Overlay.objects.get(cycle=cycle_to_copy_to, fec_id=candidate_id)
# print "Found candidate %s status %s" % (entered_candidate.name, entered_candidate.cand_ici)
return None
except Candidate_Overlay.DoesNotExist:
pass
thiscandidate = None
try:
thiscandidate = Candidate.objects.get(
cycle=cycle_to_copy_from, cand_id=candidate_id, cand_election_year=election_year
)
except Candidate.DoesNotExist:
print "Couldn't find candidate in masterfile id=%s election_year=%s cycle=%s" % (
candidate_id,
election_year,
cycle_to_copy_from,
)
return None
state = thiscandidate.cand_office_st
term_class = None
if thiscandidate.cand_office == "S":
term_class = get_term_class_from_election_year(thiscandidate.cand_election_year)
this_district = None
try:
if thiscandidate.cand_office == "S":
this_district = District.objects.get(
election_year=election_year, state=state, office=thiscandidate.cand_office, term_class=term_class
)
elif thiscandidate.cand_office == "H":
this_district = District.objects.get(
election_year=election_year,
state=state,
office=thiscandidate.cand_office,
office_district=thiscandidate.cand_office_district,
)
elif thiscandidate.cand_office == "P":
# there's a single presidential district per cycle, it needs to be created manually
this_district = District.objects.get(election_year=election_year, office=thiscandidate.cand_office)
except District.DoesNotExist:
print "!! Invalid %s district for %s term_class=%s district=%s election_year=%s state=%s" % (
thiscandidate.cand_office,
thiscandidate.cand_name,
term_class,
thiscandidate.cand_office_district,
thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
state,
)
# If we can't find a district, override the display setting--just don't display it.
display_candidate = False
co = Candidate_Overlay.objects.create(
district=this_district,
office_district=thiscandidate.cand_office_district,
cycle=cycle_to_copy_to,
fec_id=candidate_id,
name=thiscandidate.cand_name,
slug=slugify(thiscandidate.cand_name),
pty=thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation,
party=get_party_from_pty(thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation),
pcc=thiscandidate.cand_pcc,
term_class=term_class,
election_year=thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
curated_election_year=thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
state=thiscandidate.cand_office_st,
office=thiscandidate.cand_office,
cand_ici=thiscandidate.cand_ici,
candidate_status="D",
display=display_candidate,
)
return co
def make_candidate_overlay_from_masterfile(candidate_id, cycle_to_copy_from=2014, election_year=2014, cycle_to_copy_to=2014, verify_does_not_exist=True, display_candidate=False):
if candidate_id == 'P20003851':
return None
## Returns overlay if created, None if not.
if verify_does_not_exist:
try:
# If there's already a candidate overlay, don't do this.
entered_candidate = Candidate_Overlay.objects.get(cycle=cycle_to_copy_to, fec_id=candidate_id)
#print "Found candidate %s status %s" % (entered_candidate.name, entered_candidate.cand_ici)
return None
except Candidate_Overlay.DoesNotExist:
pass
thiscandidate = None
try:
thiscandidate = Candidate.objects.get(cycle=cycle_to_copy_from, cand_id=candidate_id, cand_election_year=election_year)
except Candidate.DoesNotExist:
print "Couldn't find candidate in masterfile id=%s election_year=%s cycle=%s" % (candidate_id, election_year, cycle_to_copy_from)
return None
state = thiscandidate.cand_office_st
term_class = None
if thiscandidate.cand_office == 'S':
term_class = get_term_class_from_election_year(thiscandidate.cand_election_year)
this_district = None
try:
if thiscandidate.cand_office == 'S':
this_district = District.objects.get(election_year=election_year, state=state, office=thiscandidate.cand_office, term_class=term_class)
elif thiscandidate.cand_office == 'H':
this_district = District.objects.get(election_year=election_year, state=state, office=thiscandidate.cand_office, office_district=thiscandidate.cand_office_district)
elif thiscandidate.cand_office == 'P':
# there's no district, so pass
# do we need a presidential placeholder ?
pass
except District.DoesNotExist:
print "!! Invalid district for %s %s %s %s" % (thiscandidate.cand_name, term_class, thiscandidate.cand_election_year, state)
# If we can't find a district, override the display setting--just don't display it.
display_candidate = False
co = Candidate_Overlay.objects.create(
district=this_district,
office_district=thiscandidate.cand_office_district,
cycle=cycle_to_copy_to,
fec_id=candidate_id,
name=thiscandidate.cand_name,
slug = slugify(thiscandidate.cand_name),
pty=thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation,
party = get_party_from_pty(thiscandidate.cand_pty_affiliation),
pcc=thiscandidate.cand_pcc,
term_class=term_class,
election_year=thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
curated_election_year=thiscandidate.cand_election_year,
state=thiscandidate.cand_office_st,
office=thiscandidate.cand_office,
cand_ici=thiscandidate.cand_ici,
candidate_status='D',
display = display_candidate,
)
return co
