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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Morrie Lanning | 64% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
Ann Lenczewski | 0% | |||
John Lesch | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 13% |
Bernard Lieder | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 85% |
Diane Loeffler | 0% | |||
Jenifer Loon | 67% | |||
Tony Lourey | 0% | |||
Ann Lynch | 7% | |||
Tara Mack | 64% | |||
Doug Magnus | 77% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 0% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 0% | |||
Paul Marquart | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 21% |
Sandra Masin | 13% | |||
Carol McFarlane | 43% | |||
Denny McNamara | 60% | |||
Jim Metzen | 0% | |||
Geoff Michel | 79% | |||
William Morgan | 13% | |||
Terence Morrow | 0% | |||
Mee Moua | 0% | |||
Joe Mullery | 0% | |||
Mark Murdock | 67% | |||
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Mary Murphy | 0% | |||
Steve Murphy | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Bud Nornes | 73% | |||
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 13% |
Mike Obermueller | 20% | |||
David Olin | 0% | |||
Rick Olseen | 7% | |||
Gen Olson | 43% | |||
Mary Olson | 14% | |||
Julianne Ortman | 93% | |||
Mary Otremba | 20% | |||
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
Patricia Pariseau | 69% | |||
Michael Paymar | 7% | |||
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 47% |
Joyce Peppin | 100% | |||
John Persell | 0% | |||
Sandra Peterson | 7% | |||
Lawrence Pogemiller | 7% | |||
Jeanne Poppe | 27% | |||
Prettner Solon | 7% | |||
Roger Reinert | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 23% |
Claire Robling | 62% | |||
Julie Rosen | 31% | |||
Paul Rosenthal | 20% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | 7% | |
Sandy Rummel | 21% | |||
Maria Ruud | 13% | |||
Brita Sailer | 0% | |||
Kathy Saltzman | 7% | |||
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 87% | |
Tom Saxhaug | 0% | |||
Bev Scalze | 7% | |||
Linda Scheid | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 93% |
Marty Seifert | 93% | |||
David Senjem | 57% | |||
Anthony Sertich | 0% | |||
Daniel Severson | 93% | |||
Kathy Sheran | 7% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 1 | Ron Shimanski | 93% | |
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Rod Skoe | 7% | |||
Dan Skogen | 14% | |||
Nora Slawik | 0% | |||
Linda Slocum | 0% | |||
Steve Smith | 93% | |||
Loren Solberg | 0% | |||
Dan Sparks | 14% | |||
Phillip Sterner | 20% | |||
LeRoy Stumpf | 0% | |||
Marsha Swails | 20% | |||
Cy Thao | 0% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 7% |
Tom Tillberry | 0% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 7% | |||
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 80% |
Patricia Torres Ray | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 60% |
Ray Vandeveer | 64% | |||
James Vickerman | 0% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 0% | |||
John Ward | 0% | |||
Andy Welti | 13% | |||
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 67% |
Charles Wiger | 0% | |||
Ryan Winkler | 7% |