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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 54% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 54% |
Steve Kagen | 54% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 54% | |||
Ron Kind | 54% | |||
Steve King | 54% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 54% | |||
Suzanne Kosmas | 54% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 54% |
Tom Latham | 54% | |||
John Lewis | 54% | |||
Kenny Marchant | 54% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 54% |
Jeff Miller | 54% | |||
Harry Mitchell | 54% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 54% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 54% |
Patrick Murphy | 54% | |||
Scott Murphy | 54% | |||
Tim Murphy | 54% | |||
Jim Oberstar | 54% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 54% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 54% |
Mike Rogers | 54% | |||
Tim Ryan | 54% | |||
José Serrano | 54% | |||
John Shimkus | 54% | |||
Heath Shuler | 54% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 54% | |||
Bart Stupak | 54% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 54% | |||
Fred Upton | 54% | |||
Zach Wamp | 54% | |||
Mel Watt | 54% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 54% |
Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 54% | |||
Bill Young | 54% | |||
John Adler | 62% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 62% | |||
Brian Bilbray | 62% | |||
Tim Bishop | 62% | |||
Mary Bono Mack | 62% | |||
Bob Brady | 62% | |||
John Campbell III | 62% | |||
Joseph Cao | 62% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 62% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 62% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 62% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 62% |
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 62% | |||
John Hall | 62% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 62% |
Pete King | 62% | |||
Dan Maffei | 62% | |||
Jim Matheson | 62% | |||
Kevin McCarthy | 62% | |||
Tom Perriello | 62% | |||
Mark Schauer | 62% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 62% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 69% | |||
Steve Driehaus | 69% | |||
Sam Farr | 69% | |||
Dean Heller | 69% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 69% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 69% |
Steve Israel | 69% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 69% |
Dennis Kucinich | 69% | |||
Steve LaTourette | 69% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 69% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 69% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 69% | |||
Buck McKeon | 69% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 69% | |
Barbara Mikulski | 69% |