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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Johnson | 66% | |||
Harry Reid | 66% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 66% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 60% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 60% |
Robert Corker | 60% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 60% |
David Vitter | 60% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 58% |
Nick Rahall II | 58% | |||
John Campbell III | 57% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 50% | |||
Max Baucus | 50% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 50% |
Dan Coats | 50% | |||
Mike Enzi | 50% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 50% |
Pete Gallego | 50% | |||
Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
John McCain III | 50% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 50% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
Patrick Murphy | 50% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 50% |
Kurt Schrader | 50% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 50% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 50% |
Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 50% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 50% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 44% |
Ron Barber | 41% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 41% |
Bruce Braley | 41% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 41% |
Cheri Bustos | 41% | |||
Bill Enyart | 41% | |||
Joe Garcia | 41% | |||
Dan Maffei | 41% | |||
Sean Maloney | 41% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 41% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 41% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 41% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 41% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 41% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 40% |
Rick Nolan | 36% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 36% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 36% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 36% |
Thomas Coburn | 33% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 33% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 33% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 33% |
John Delaney | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 33% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 33% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 33% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 33% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 33% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 33% |
Dave Loebsack | 33% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 33% |
Bill Owens | 33% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 33% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 33% | |||
Albio Sires | 33% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 33% |
Pat Toomey | 33% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 27% |
Elizabeth Esty | 27% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 27% | |||
Tim Bishop | 25% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 25% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 25% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 25% | |||
Dean Heller | 25% | |||
Ron Kind | 25% | |||
Jim Langevin | 25% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 25% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 25% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 25% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 25% | |
Ed Perlmutter | 25% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 25% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 22% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 22% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 20% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 20% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 20% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 20% |
John Lewis | 20% | |||
George Miller | 20% | |||
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 20% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 20% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 18% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Johnson | 66% | |||
Harry Reid | 66% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 66% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 60% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 60% |
Robert Corker | 60% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 60% |
David Vitter | 60% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 58% |
Nick Rahall II | 58% | |||
John Campbell III | 57% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 50% | |||
Max Baucus | 50% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 50% |
Dan Coats | 50% | |||
Mike Enzi | 50% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 50% |
Pete Gallego | 50% | |||
Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
John McCain III | 50% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 50% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 50% |
Patrick Murphy | 50% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 50% |
Kurt Schrader | 50% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 50% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 50% |
Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 50% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 50% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 50% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 44% |
Ron Barber | 41% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 41% |
Bruce Braley | 41% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 41% |
Cheri Bustos | 41% | |||
Bill Enyart | 41% | |||
Joe Garcia | 41% | |||
Dan Maffei | 41% | |||
Sean Maloney | 41% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 41% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 41% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 41% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 41% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 41% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 40% |
Rick Nolan | 36% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 36% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 36% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 36% |
Thomas Coburn | 33% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 33% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 33% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 33% |
John Delaney | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 33% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 33% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 33% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 33% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 33% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 33% |
Dave Loebsack | 33% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 33% |
Bill Owens | 33% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 33% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 33% | |||
Albio Sires | 33% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 33% |
Pat Toomey | 33% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 27% |
Elizabeth Esty | 27% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 27% | |||
Tim Bishop | 25% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 25% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 25% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 25% | |||
Dean Heller | 25% | |||
Ron Kind | 25% | |||
Jim Langevin | 25% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 25% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 25% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 25% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 25% | |
Ed Perlmutter | 25% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 25% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 22% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 22% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 20% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 20% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 20% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 20% |
John Lewis | 20% | |||
George Miller | 20% | |||
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 20% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 20% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 20% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 18% |