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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Christopher Bateman | 103% | |||
Loretta Weinberg | 103% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | Democratic | 99% |
Peter Barnes III | 98% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | Democratic | 96% |
NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | Democratic | 92% |
Dan Benson | 91% | |||
Grace Spencer | 91% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 90% |
Tim Eustace | 89% | |||
Mila Jasey | 86% | |||
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 85% | |
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | Democratic | 83% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 80% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | Democratic | 78% |
Jennifer Beck | 77% | |||
Richard Codey | 77% | |||
Raymond Lesniak | 77% | |||
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 74% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 74% |
NJ | Treasurer | Elizabeth Muoio | 69% | |
Ronald Rice | 68% | |||
Nia Gill | 66% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 66% |
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | Republican | 64% |
Sandra Cunningham | 62% | |||
Ralph Caputo | 59% | |||
Linda Stender | 59% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 58% |
Jamel Holley | 58% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 57% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | Democratic | 57% |
NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 57% |
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 57% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | Democratic | 57% |
Adam Taliaferro | 57% | |||
NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 56% | |
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 55% |
John Wisniewski | 55% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | Democratic | 53% |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | Democratic | 52% |
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | Republican | 52% |
Jason O'Donnell | 51% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | Democratic | 51% |
NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | Republican | 50% |
David Russo | 50% | |||
Caroline Casagrande | 49% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 38 | Joseph Lagana | Democratic | 49% |
Jim Whelan | 49% | |||
Carmelo Garcia | 48% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | Democratic | 48% |
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | Democratic | 48% |
Diane Allen | 45% | |||
Fred Madden, Jr. | 45% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | Democratic | 45% |
David Wolfe | 45% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 44% |
NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | Democratic | 43% |
NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | Republican | 43% |
Christopher Connors | 42% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | Democratic | 42% |
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Shavonda Sumter | Democratic | 41% |
NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Democratic | 41% |
NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | Republican | 40% |
Scott Rumana | 40% | |||
Amy Handlin | 38% | |||
Gilbert Wilson | 38% | |||
Jack Ciattarelli | 37% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 37% |
Gerald Cardinale | 36% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 36% |
Vince Mazzeo | 36% | |||
Carlos Munoz | 36% | |||
Chris Brown | 35% | |||
Christopher Brown | 35% | |||
Angelica Jimenez | 35% | |||
Charles Mainor | 35% | |||
Gabriela Mosquera | 35% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | Republican | 35% |
Nancy Pinkin | 35% | |||
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg | 35% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | Democratic | 35% |
Stephen Sweeney | 34% | |||
Ronald Dancer | 33% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | Republican | 32% |
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | Democratic | 32% |
NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Democratic | 32% |
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | Democratic | 31% |
DiAnne Gove | 30% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | Republican | 28% |
Anthony Bucco | 28% | |||
Michael Carroll | 28% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | Republican | 28% |
NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 28% |
NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Angel Fuentes | 28% | |
Kevin O'Toole | 28% | |||
David Rible | 28% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 28% |
Joseph Egan | 27% | |||
Alison McHose | 27% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Bateman | 103% | |||
Loretta Weinberg | 103% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | D | 99% |
Peter Barnes III | 98% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | D | 96% |
NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | D | 92% |
Dan Benson | 91% | |||
Grace Spencer | 91% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 90% |
Tim Eustace | 89% | |||
Mila Jasey | 86% | |||
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 85% | |
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | D | 83% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 80% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | D | 78% |
Jennifer Beck | 77% | |||
Richard Codey | 77% | |||
Raymond Lesniak | 77% | |||
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 74% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | D | 74% |
NJ | Treasurer | Elizabeth Muoio | 69% | |
Ronald Rice | 68% | |||
Nia Gill | 66% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 66% |
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | R | 64% |
Sandra Cunningham | 62% | |||
Ralph Caputo | 59% | |||
Linda Stender | 59% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 58% |
Jamel Holley | 58% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 57% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | D | 57% |
NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 57% |
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 57% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | D | 57% |
Adam Taliaferro | 57% | |||
NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 56% | |
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 55% |
John Wisniewski | 55% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | D | 53% |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | D | 52% |
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | R | 52% |
Jason O'Donnell | 51% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | D | 51% |
NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | R | 50% |
David Russo | 50% | |||
Caroline Casagrande | 49% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 38 | Joseph Lagana | D | 49% |
Jim Whelan | 49% | |||
Carmelo Garcia | 48% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | D | 48% |
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | D | 48% |
Diane Allen | 45% | |||
Fred Madden, Jr. | 45% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | D | 45% |
David Wolfe | 45% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 44% |
NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | D | 43% |
NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | R | 43% |
Christopher Connors | 42% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | D | 42% |
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Shavonda Sumter | D | 41% |
NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | D | 41% |
NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | R | 40% |
Scott Rumana | 40% | |||
Amy Handlin | 38% | |||
Gilbert Wilson | 38% | |||
Jack Ciattarelli | 37% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 37% |
Gerald Cardinale | 36% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 36% |
Vince Mazzeo | 36% | |||
Carlos Munoz | 36% | |||
Chris Brown | 35% | |||
Christopher Brown | 35% | |||
Angelica Jimenez | 35% | |||
Charles Mainor | 35% | |||
Gabriela Mosquera | 35% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | R | 35% |
Nancy Pinkin | 35% | |||
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg | 35% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | D | 35% |
Stephen Sweeney | 34% | |||
Ronald Dancer | 33% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | R | 32% |
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | D | 32% |
NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | D | 32% |
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | D | 31% |
DiAnne Gove | 30% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | R | 28% |
Anthony Bucco | 28% | |||
Michael Carroll | 28% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | R | 28% |
NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | D | 28% |
NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Angel Fuentes | 28% | |
Kevin O'Toole | 28% | |||
David Rible | 28% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 28% |
Joseph Egan | 27% | |||
Alison McHose | 27% |