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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 15% | |
TN | County Mayor | Lee Harris | 25% | |
TN | County Mayor | Bill Ketron, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | Republican | 70% |
HI | Director of Taxation | Isaac Choy | Nonpartisan office | 33% |
IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | Democratic | 55% |
OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Dorothy Pelanda | Republican | 84% |
NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | Republican | 86% |
IL | Director of the Department of Revenue | David Harris | 79% | |
NM | Education Commissioner - 5 | Sharon Clahchischilliage | Republican | 76% |
HI | Governor | Josh Green | Democratic | 10% |
AZ | Governor | Katie Hobbs | Democratic | 9% |
KS | Governor | Laura Kelly | Democratic | 25% |
MO | Governor | Mike Parson | Republican | 85% |
CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | Democratic | 1% |
TN | Judge of the U.S. District Court - Western | Mark Norris, Sr. | Republican | 87% |
WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Tim Armstead | Non-partisan | 79% |
GA | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charlie Bethel | 81% | |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 7% |
MO | Legislator - 5 | Jeanie Lauer | 73% | |
AL | Lieutenant Governor | Will Ainsworth | Republican | 71% |
DE | Lieutenant Governor | Bethany Hall-Long | Democratic | 10% |
GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | Republican | 88% |
MO | Lieutenant Governor | Mike Kehoe | Republican | 82% |
HI | Lieutenant Governor | Sylvia Luke | Democratic | 10% |
TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | Republican | 88% |
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 24% |
NM | Lieutenant Governor | Howie Morales | Democratic | 24% |
FL | Lieutenant Governor | Jeanette Nuñez | Republican | 89% |
CO | Lieutenant Governor | Dianne Primavera | Democratic | 3% |
VA | Mayor - At-Large | Kenny Alexander | 15% | |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Jeni Arndt | Democratic | 18% |
MS | Mayor - Ward 1 | Toby Barker | 87% | |
IL | Mayor - At-Large | Daniel Biss | 17% | |
LA | Mayor - 1 | Sharon Broome | 33% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 9% | |
PA | Mayor - At-Large | Ed Gainey | Democratic | 11% |
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 0% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 95% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Paul Heroux | 4% | |
OK | Mayor | David Holt | Republican | 74% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 82% | |
TX | Mayor - At-Large | Eric Johnson | Republican | 17% |
CO | Mayor | Mike Johnston | Democratic | 5% |
HI | Mayor | Derek Kawakami | 15% | |
PA | Mayor - At-Large | Thaddeus Kirkland | Democratic | 14% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 0% |
MI | Mayor - At-Large | Sheldon Neeley | 18% | |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 13% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 76% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 15% | |
TN | County Mayor | Lee Harris | 25% | |
TN | County Mayor | Bill Ketron, Jr. | R | 90% |
AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | R | 70% |
HI | Director of Taxation | Isaac Choy | Other | 33% |
IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | D | 55% |
OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Dorothy Pelanda | R | 84% |
NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | R | 86% |
IL | Director of the Department of Revenue | David Harris | 79% | |
NM | Education Commissioner - 5 | Sharon Clahchischilliage | R | 76% |
HI | Governor | Josh Green | D | 10% |
AZ | Governor | Katie Hobbs | D | 9% |
KS | Governor | Laura Kelly | D | 25% |
MO | Governor | Mike Parson | R | 85% |
CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | D | 1% |
TN | Judge of the U.S. District Court - Western | Mark Norris, Sr. | R | 87% |
WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Tim Armstead | Other | 79% |
GA | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charlie Bethel | 81% | |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 7% |
MO | Legislator - 5 | Jeanie Lauer | 73% | |
AL | Lieutenant Governor | Will Ainsworth | R | 71% |
DE | Lieutenant Governor | Bethany Hall-Long | D | 10% |
GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | R | 88% |
MO | Lieutenant Governor | Mike Kehoe | R | 82% |
HI | Lieutenant Governor | Sylvia Luke | D | 10% |
TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | R | 88% |
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | D | 24% |
NM | Lieutenant Governor | Howie Morales | D | 24% |
FL | Lieutenant Governor | Jeanette Nuñez | R | 89% |
CO | Lieutenant Governor | Dianne Primavera | D | 3% |
VA | Mayor - At-Large | Kenny Alexander | 15% | |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Jeni Arndt | D | 18% |
MS | Mayor - Ward 1 | Toby Barker | 87% | |
IL | Mayor - At-Large | Daniel Biss | 17% | |
LA | Mayor - 1 | Sharon Broome | 33% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 9% | |
PA | Mayor - At-Large | Ed Gainey | D | 11% |
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 0% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 95% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Paul Heroux | 4% | |
OK | Mayor | David Holt | R | 74% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 82% | |
TX | Mayor - At-Large | Eric Johnson | R | 17% |
CO | Mayor | Mike Johnston | D | 5% |
HI | Mayor | Derek Kawakami | 15% | |
PA | Mayor - At-Large | Thaddeus Kirkland | D | 14% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | D | 0% |
MI | Mayor - At-Large | Sheldon Neeley | 18% | |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | DFL | 13% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 76% |