A GUIDE TO PARTY LABELS
The following is a list of the abbreviations used in this publication to identify the party labels that appeared on the various state ballots for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates in the 1998 primary and general elections. The designation of a party label by a candidate may vary from state to state due to differences in state law. The party label listed may not necessarily represent a political party organization.
| AFD | Anti Federalist |
| AIP | American Independent Party |
| AMC | American Constitution Party |
| AMH | American Heritage Party |
| C | Conservative Party |
| CNC | Concerned Citizens Party |
| CPP | Concerns of People Party |
| CST | Constitutional Party |
| D | Democratic Party |
| DC | D.C. Statehood Party |
| DFL | Democratic/Farmer/Labor Party |
| DNL | Democratic-Nonpartisan League |
| FRE | Freedom Party |
| FUS | Fusion |
| GRN | Green Party |
| GRT-VT | Grassroots Party of Vermont |
| I | Independent |
| IAP | Independent American Party |
| IDP | Independence Party |
| I-P | Independent Progressive |
| IP | Independent Party |
| L | Liberal Party |
| LBT | Libertarian Party |
| LMN | Legal Marijuana Now |
| LMP | Legal Marijuana Party |
| LU | Liberty Union Party |
| MRP | Marijuana Reform Party |
| MNT | Minnesota Taxpayers Party |
| N | Nonpartisan |
| NJC | New Jersey Conservative Party |
| NJI | New Jersey Independents |
| NL | Natural Law Party |
| NP | Nominated by Petition |
| NPA | No Party Affiliation |
| NPP | New Progressive Party |
| NTX | New Hampshire Taxpayers Party |
| O | Other |
| PAC | Pacific |
| PAT | Patriot Party |
| PFP | Peace and Freedom Party |
| PL | Pro Life Party |
| PLC | Pro Life Conservative |
| R | Republican Party |
| RC | Reform Congress |
| REF | Reform Party |
| RTL | Right to Life Party |
| SSS | Save Social Security |
| SOC | Socialist Party, USA |
| STO | Stop HMO Abuses |
| SWC | Socialist Workers Campaign |
| SWP | Socialist Workers Party |
| TL | Term Limits |
| TXP | Taxpayers Party |
| U | Unenrolled |
| UM | Umoja Party |
| USP | U.S. Pacifist Party |
| UST | U.S. Taxpayers Party |
| W | Write-In |
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