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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Michael Fair | 100% | |||
Garry Smith | 100% | |||
Paul Thurmond | 100% | |||
SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | Republican | 100% |
SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
Todd Atwater | 89% | |||
Dan Hamilton | 89% | |||
SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 88% |
SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | Republican | 88% |
SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | Republican | 88% |
SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | Republican | 86% |
Eric Bedingfield | 85% | |||
Kevin Bryant | 85% | |||
Jonathon Hill | 85% | |||
SC | State Senate - 13 | Shane Martin | Republican | 85% |
Samuel Rivers, Jr. | 85% | |||
SC | State House - 9 | Anne Thayer | Republican | 85% |
SC | State Senate - 23 | Katrina Shealy | Republican | 81% |
John Courson | 79% | |||
SC | State House - 5 | Neal Collins | Republican | 78% |
Chip Huggins | 78% | |||
Larry Martin | 78% | |||
Mike Forrester | 74% | |||
Tommy Stringer | 74% | |||
SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | Republican | 71% |
Lee Bright III | 70% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
James Merrill | 67% | |||
Richard Quinn, Jr. | 67% | |||
SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | Republican | 67% |
SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | Republican | 66% |
SC | State Senate - 18 | Ronnie Cromer | Republican | 65% |
SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | Republican | 64% |
Rita Allison | 63% | |||
Kenneth Bingham | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 63% |
SC | State House - 17 | Mike Burns | Republican | 63% |
SC | State House - 35 | Bill Chumley | Republican | 63% |
SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 63% |
SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | Republican | 63% |
SC | State House - 26 | Raye Felder | Republican | 63% |
SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | Republican | 63% |
Phyllis Henderson | 63% | |||
Joshua Putnam | 63% | |||
Edward Southard | 63% | |||
Eddie Tallon, Sr. | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | Republican | 63% |
SC | State Senate - 9 | Danny Verdin III | Republican | 63% |
Don Wells | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | Republican | 52% |
Alan Clemmons | 52% | |||
Greg Duckworth | 52% | |||
Kirkman Finlay III | 52% | |||
Chip Limehouse III | 52% | |||
SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | Republican | 52% |
Peter McCoy, Jr. | 52% | |||
SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | Republican | 52% |
Mike Sottile | 52% | |||
SC | State House - 119 | Leon Stavrinakis | Democratic | 52% |
SC | State Senate - 1 | Thomas Alexander | Republican | 50% |
Wes Hayes, Jr. | 50% | |||
SC | State Senate - 6 | Dwight Loftis | Republican | 48% |
Deborah Long | 48% | |||
Wendy Nanney | 48% | |||
SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | Republican | 41% |
Gary Clary | 41% | |||
Derham Cole, Jr. | 41% | |||
SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | Republican | 41% |
SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | Republican | 41% |
Jenny Horne | 41% | |||
H. Lucas | 41% | |||
SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 41% |
Robert Riley | 41% | |||
SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | Republican | 41% |
Donna Wood Hicks | 41% | |||
SC | State House - 53 | Richie Yow | Republican | 41% |
SC | State Senate - 29 | Gerald Malloy | Democratic | 38% |
Vincent Sheheen | 38% | |||
SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Democratic | 37% |
Bill Crosby | 37% | |||
Joe Daning | 37% | |||
Laurie Funderburk | 37% | |||
Ralph Kennedy, Jr. | 37% | |||
McLain Toole | 37% | |||
SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 37% |
Greg Gregory | 35% | |||
William O'Dell | 35% | |||
SC | State House - 63 | Jay Jordan, Jr. | Republican | 31% |
SC | State Senate - 35 | Thomas McElveen III | Democratic | 30% |
Joel Lourie | 27% | |||
Jimmy Bales | 26% | |||
SC | State House - 90 | Justin Bamberg | Democratic | 26% |
Bill Bowers | 26% | |||
Doug Brannon | 26% | |||
SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | Democratic | 26% |
Christopher Corley | 26% | |||
Greg Delleney, Jr. | 26% | |||
SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | Democratic | 26% |
SC | State House - 111 | Wendell Gilliard | Democratic | 26% |
SC | State House - 105 | Kevin Hardee | Republican | 26% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Fair | 100% | |||
Garry Smith | 100% | |||
Paul Thurmond | 100% | |||
SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | R | 100% |
SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | R | 100% |
Todd Atwater | 89% | |||
Dan Hamilton | 89% | |||
SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | R | 88% |
SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | R | 88% |
SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | R | 88% |
SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | R | 86% |
Eric Bedingfield | 85% | |||
Kevin Bryant | 85% | |||
Jonathon Hill | 85% | |||
SC | State Senate - 13 | Shane Martin | R | 85% |
Samuel Rivers, Jr. | 85% | |||
SC | State House - 9 | Anne Thayer | R | 85% |
SC | State Senate - 23 | Katrina Shealy | R | 81% |
John Courson | 79% | |||
SC | State House - 5 | Neal Collins | R | 78% |
Chip Huggins | 78% | |||
Larry Martin | 78% | |||
Mike Forrester | 74% | |||
Tommy Stringer | 74% | |||
SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | R | 71% |
Lee Bright III | 70% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 70% |
James Merrill | 67% | |||
Richard Quinn, Jr. | 67% | |||
SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | R | 67% |
SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | R | 66% |
SC | State Senate - 18 | Ronnie Cromer | R | 65% |
SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | R | 64% |
Rita Allison | 63% | |||
Kenneth Bingham | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | R | 63% |
SC | State House - 17 | Mike Burns | R | 63% |
SC | State House - 35 | Bill Chumley | R | 63% |
SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | R | 63% |
SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | R | 63% |
SC | State House - 26 | Raye Felder | R | 63% |
SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | R | 63% |
Phyllis Henderson | 63% | |||
Joshua Putnam | 63% | |||
Edward Southard | 63% | |||
Eddie Tallon, Sr. | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | R | 63% |
SC | State Senate - 9 | Danny Verdin III | R | 63% |
Don Wells | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | R | 52% |
Alan Clemmons | 52% | |||
Greg Duckworth | 52% | |||
Kirkman Finlay III | 52% | |||
Chip Limehouse III | 52% | |||
SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | R | 52% |
Peter McCoy, Jr. | 52% | |||
SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | R | 52% |
Mike Sottile | 52% | |||
SC | State House - 119 | Leon Stavrinakis | D | 52% |
SC | State Senate - 1 | Thomas Alexander | R | 50% |
Wes Hayes, Jr. | 50% | |||
SC | State Senate - 6 | Dwight Loftis | R | 48% |
Deborah Long | 48% | |||
Wendy Nanney | 48% | |||
SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | R | 41% |
Gary Clary | 41% | |||
Derham Cole, Jr. | 41% | |||
SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | R | 41% |
SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | R | 41% |
Jenny Horne | 41% | |||
H. Lucas | 41% | |||
SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | R | 41% |
Robert Riley | 41% | |||
SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | R | 41% |
Donna Wood Hicks | 41% | |||
SC | State House - 53 | Richie Yow | R | 41% |
SC | State Senate - 29 | Gerald Malloy | D | 38% |
Vincent Sheheen | 38% | |||
SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | D | 37% |
Bill Crosby | 37% | |||
Joe Daning | 37% | |||
Laurie Funderburk | 37% | |||
Ralph Kennedy, Jr. | 37% | |||
McLain Toole | 37% | |||
SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | R | 37% |
Greg Gregory | 35% | |||
William O'Dell | 35% | |||
SC | State House - 63 | Jay Jordan, Jr. | R | 31% |
SC | State Senate - 35 | Thomas McElveen III | D | 30% |
Joel Lourie | 27% | |||
Jimmy Bales | 26% | |||
SC | State House - 90 | Justin Bamberg | D | 26% |
Bill Bowers | 26% | |||
Doug Brannon | 26% | |||
SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | D | 26% |
Christopher Corley | 26% | |||
Greg Delleney, Jr. | 26% | |||
SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | D | 26% |
SC | State House - 111 | Wendell Gilliard | D | 26% |
SC | State House - 105 | Kevin Hardee | R | 26% |