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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Paul Adams | 39% | |||
Kevin Aguiar | 78% | |||
Denise Andrews | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 58% |
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 70% |
Cory Atkins | 79% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 70% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 84% |
Steven Baddour | 53% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 73% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 43% |
Carlo Basile | 78% | |||
Richard Bastien | 43% | |||
Matthew Beaton | 39% | |||
Jen Benson | 78% | |||
Frederick Berry | 71% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 38% |
Garrett Bradley | 78% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 94% |
Stephen Brewer | 70% | |||
Paul Brodeur | 88% | |||
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 66% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 78% |
Tom Calter III | 82% | |||
Linda Campbell | 64% | |||
Christine Canavan | 94% | |||
Gale Candaras | 70% | |||
James Cantwell | 84% | |||
Gailanne Cariddi | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | Democratic | 88% |
Harriette Chandler | 70% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 76% |
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 74% | |||
MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 87% |
Tom Conroy | 76% | |||
Ed Coppinger | 88% | |||
Michael Costello | 80% | |||
Geraldine Creedon | 94% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 74% |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 76% | |
MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 88% |
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | Republican | 43% |
Robert DeLeo | 78% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 78% | |||
Marcos Devers | 88% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 93% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 74% | |
Geoff Diehl | 43% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 78% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 96% | |||
Eileen Donoghue | 73% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 69% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Worcester | Peter Durant | Republican | 57% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | Republican | 57% |
James Dwyer | 90% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 70% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 90% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 96% |
Christopher Fallon | 90% | |||
Susan Fargo | 86% | |||
MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 93% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | Republican | 43% |
Robert Fennell | 87% | |||
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 39% |
John Fernandes | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 78% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 62% |
MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | Democratic | 78% |
Jennifer Flanagan | 70% | |||
Linda Forry | 77% | |||
Gloria Fox | 74% | |||
John Fresolo | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 43% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Adams | 39% | |||
Kevin Aguiar | 78% | |||
Denise Andrews | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 58% |
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 70% |
Cory Atkins | 79% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 70% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 84% |
Steven Baddour | 53% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 73% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 43% |
Carlo Basile | 78% | |||
Richard Bastien | 43% | |||
Matthew Beaton | 39% | |||
Jen Benson | 78% | |||
Frederick Berry | 71% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 38% |
Garrett Bradley | 78% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 94% |
Stephen Brewer | 70% | |||
Paul Brodeur | 88% | |||
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 66% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 78% |
Tom Calter III | 82% | |||
Linda Campbell | 64% | |||
Christine Canavan | 94% | |||
Gale Candaras | 70% | |||
James Cantwell | 84% | |||
Gailanne Cariddi | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | D | 88% |
Harriette Chandler | 70% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 76% |
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 74% | |||
MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 87% |
Tom Conroy | 76% | |||
Ed Coppinger | 88% | |||
Michael Costello | 80% | |||
Geraldine Creedon | 94% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 74% |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 76% | |
MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 88% |
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | R | 43% |
Robert DeLeo | 78% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 78% | |||
Marcos Devers | 88% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 93% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 74% | |
Geoff Diehl | 43% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 78% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 96% | |||
Eileen Donoghue | 73% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 69% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Worcester | Peter Durant | R | 57% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | R | 57% |
James Dwyer | 90% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 70% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 90% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 96% |
Christopher Fallon | 90% | |||
Susan Fargo | 86% | |||
MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | D | 93% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | R | 43% |
Robert Fennell | 87% | |||
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 39% |
John Fernandes | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 78% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | D | 62% |
MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | D | 78% |
Jennifer Flanagan | 70% | |||
Linda Forry | 77% | |||
Gloria Fox | 74% | |||
John Fresolo | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 43% |