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This is a content and style rewriting guide for adding the category about incumbents running for a different office.

There is a template called {{inc new office}}

By pasting this template at the bottom of the profile and then filling in the parameters, the categories will appear.

There are two basic parameters: 

{{inc new office|CURRENT OFFICE|CANDIDACY|YEAR}}

Filling in the appropriate category for current office and Candidacy and Year will cause the correct category to display.

Below are the 15 different combinations of new offices and existing incumbent might be running for. Simply copy the corresponding code below that is the correct structure for the incumbent profile you are editing and paste that code at the bottom of the incumbent profile.

Incumbent's current office

State Senator

Running for State House

{{Inc new office|State Senate|State House|2012}}

Running for U.S. House

{{Inc new office|State Senate|U.S. House|2012}}

Running for U.S. Senate

{{Inc new office|State Senate|U.S. Senate|2012}}

Running for SEO

{{Inc new office|State Senate|SEO|2012}}

State Representative

Running for State Senate

{{Inc new office|State House|State Senate|2012}}

Running for U.S. Senate

{{Inc new office|State House|U.S. Senate|2012}}

Running for U.S. House

{{Inc new office|State House|U.S. House|2012}}

Running for SEO

{{Inc new office|State House|SEO|2012}}

US Senator

Running for SEO

{{Inc new office|U.S. Senate|SEO|2012}}

US House Rep

Running for SEO

{{Inc new office|U.S. House|SEO|2012}}

Running for U.S. Senate

{{Inc new office|U.S. House|U.S. Senate|2012}}

State Executive Official (SEO)

Running for State House

{{Inc new office|SEO|State House|2012}}

Running for State Senate

{{Inc new office|SEO|State Senate|2012}}

Running for U.S. House

{{Inc new office|SEO|U.S. House|2012}}

Running for U.S. Senate

{{Inc new office|SEO|U.S. Senate|2012}}
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