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State Office Name Party Rating
Blanche Lincoln 82%
Charles Stenholm 82%
Ellen Tauscher 82%
Evan Bayh 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
John Breaux 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Calvin Dooley 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Mary Landrieu 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 78%
John Tanner 75%
Mike McIntyre 73%
Max Baucus 70%
Russ Feingold 70%
Jane Harman 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Ben Nelson 70%
Collin Peterson 67%
Zell Bryan Miller 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Robert Cramer 55%
Gordon Smith 55%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Warner 50%
John McCain III 44%
Ben Campbell 40%
Lincoln Chafee 40%
John Hostettler 40%
Jeff Sessions III 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Conrad Burns 38%
Ron Paul 33%
George Voinovich 33%
Thad Cochran 30%
Jack Quinn 30%
Sherwood Boehlert 27%
Ralph Hall 27%
Ken Lucas 27%
John McHugh 27%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 27%
James Walsh 27%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 22%
George Allen 20%
Bob Bennett 20%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 20%
David Dreier 20%
John Duncan, Jr. 20%
Peter Fitzgerald 20%
Paul Gillmor 20%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 20%
Orrin Hatch 20%
Robert Hayes 20%
Duncan Hunter 20%
Kay Hutchison 20%
Nancy Johnson 20%
Walter Jones, Jr. 20%
Frank LoBiondo 20%
Dick Lugar 20%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 20%
Ted Stevens 20%
Mark Foley 18%
Tim Johnson 18%
Sue Kelly 18%
Mark Kirk 18%
James Leach 18%
Don Manzullo 18%
John Sweeney 18%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 12%
Roscoe Bartlett 11%
Mary Bono Mack 11%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 11%
Jo Ann Emerson 11%
Charles Hagel 11%
Pete King 11%
Steve LaTourette 11%
Nick Smith 11%
Wayne Allard 10%
Douglas Bereuter 10%
Judy Biggert 10%
Sam Brownback 10%
Jim Bunning 10%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito Republican 10%
Mike Castle 10%
Howard Coble 10%
Michael Collins 10%
Larry Craig 10%
Jo Ann Davis 10%
Thomas Davis III 10%
State Office Name Party Rating
Blanche Lincoln 82%
Charles Stenholm 82%
Ellen Tauscher 82%
Evan Bayh 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
John Breaux 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Calvin Dooley 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Mary Landrieu 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 78%
John Tanner 75%
Mike McIntyre 73%
Max Baucus 70%
Russ Feingold 70%
Jane Harman 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Ben Nelson 70%
Collin Peterson 67%
Zell Bryan Miller 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Robert Cramer 55%
Gordon Smith 55%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Warner 50%
John McCain III 44%
Ben Campbell 40%
Lincoln Chafee 40%
John Hostettler 40%
Jeff Sessions III 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Conrad Burns 38%
Ron Paul 33%
George Voinovich 33%
Thad Cochran 30%
Jack Quinn 30%
Sherwood Boehlert 27%
Ralph Hall 27%
Ken Lucas 27%
John McHugh 27%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 27%
James Walsh 27%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 22%
George Allen 20%
Bob Bennett 20%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 20%
David Dreier 20%
John Duncan, Jr. 20%
Peter Fitzgerald 20%
Paul Gillmor 20%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 20%
Orrin Hatch 20%
Robert Hayes 20%
Duncan Hunter 20%
Kay Hutchison 20%
Nancy Johnson 20%
Walter Jones, Jr. 20%
Frank LoBiondo 20%
Dick Lugar 20%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 20%
Ted Stevens 20%
Mark Foley 18%
Tim Johnson 18%
Sue Kelly 18%
Mark Kirk 18%
James Leach 18%
Don Manzullo 18%
John Sweeney 18%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 12%
Roscoe Bartlett 11%
Mary Bono Mack 11%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 11%
Jo Ann Emerson 11%
Charles Hagel 11%
Pete King 11%
Steve LaTourette 11%
Nick Smith 11%
Wayne Allard 10%
Douglas Bereuter 10%
Judy Biggert 10%
Sam Brownback 10%
Jim Bunning 10%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito R 10%
Mike Castle 10%
Howard Coble 10%
Michael Collins 10%
Larry Craig 10%
Jo Ann Davis 10%
Thomas Davis III 10%
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