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import requests
import pandas as pd


    

In [21]:

    

als_api_key = "o8r8WniAtWAe7LWg7hsRXi4FItdmsrW6Ta5gi9UW" # please make your own if you're actually using this
data = requests.get("https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/election-dates/?api_key=%s" % als_api_key).json()


    

In [22]:

    

df = pd.DataFrame.from_dict(data['results'])
df.head()


    

    
Out[22]:






  

    

      

      
create_date
      
election_date
      
election_district
      
election_notes
      
election_party
      
election_state
      
election_type_full
      
election_type_id
      
election_year
      
office_sought
      
primary_general_date
      
update_date
    
  
  

    

      
0
      
2015-09-18T10:08:17+00:00
      
2017-01-10
      
NaN
      
None
      
None
      
GA
      
General runoff
      
GR
      
2017
      
S
      
2015-10-16T01:32:11.131000
      
None
    
    

      
1
      
2015-09-18T10:08:17+00:00
      
2017-01-10
      
NaN
      
None
      
None
      
GA
      
General runoff
      
GR
      
2017
      
H
      
2015-10-16T01:32:11.113000
      
None
    
    

      
2
      
2015-08-19T10:33:28+00:00
      
2016-12-10
      
NaN
      
None
      
None
      
LA
      
General runoff
      
GR
      
2016
      
S
      
2015-10-16T01:30:40.594000
      
2015-09-25T12:32:25+00:00
    
    

      
3
      
2015-08-19T10:33:28+00:00
      
2016-12-10
      
NaN
      
None
      
None
      
LA
      
General runoff
      
GR
      
2016
      
H
      
2015-10-16T01:30:40.576000
      
2015-09-25T12:32:14+00:00
    
    

      
4
      
2016-01-07T13:34:05+00:00
      
2016-11-22
      
NaN
      
None
      
None
      
VI
      
General runoff
      
GR
      
2016
      
H
      
2016-01-08T02:24:12.562000
      
None