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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Arthur Barclay | 95% | |||
Annette Chaparro | 95% | |||
Nicholas Chiaravalloti | 95% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 95% |
Patricia Egan Jones | 95% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 31 | Angela McKnight | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | Democratic | 94% |
NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | Democratic | 94% |
Jamel Holley | 93% | |||
Adam Taliaferro | 93% | |||
Mila Jasey | 92% | |||
Blonnie Watson | 92% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | Democratic | 91% |
Dan Benson | 90% | |||
Eric Houghtaling | 90% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | Treasurer | Elizabeth Muoio | 90% | |
Loretta Weinberg | 90% | |||
John Wisniewski | 90% | |||
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 38 | Joseph Lagana | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | Democratic | 89% |
Nancy Pinkin | 89% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | Democratic | 89% |
Richard Codey | 87% | |||
Nia Gill | 87% | |||
Jerry Green | 87% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | Democratic | 87% |
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | Democratic | 87% |
Raymond Lesniak | 87% | |||
Vincent Prieto | 87% | |||
Christopher Bateman | 86% | |||
Ralph Caputo | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
Sandra Cunningham | 86% | |||
Joann Downey | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Democratic | 86% |
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 85% | |
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | Democratic | 85% |
Stephen Sweeney | 85% | |||
Jim Whelan | 85% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 84% |
Angelica Jimenez | 84% | |||
Vince Mazzeo | 84% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Democratic | 84% |
NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 83% | |
NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 83% |
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
Gabriela Mosquera | 83% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 83% | |||
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 83% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | Democratic | 83% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 83% | |||
Tim Eustace | 82% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | Democratic | 82% |
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Shavonda Sumter | Democratic | 82% |
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 81% |
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Pamela Lampitt | Democratic | 80% |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | Democratic | 80% |
NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | Democratic | 77% |
Joseph Egan | 76% | |||
Fred Madden, Jr. | 76% | |||
Ronald Rice | 75% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | Democratic | 74% |
NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | Democratic | 73% |
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | Democratic | 73% |
NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | Democratic | 71% |
Bruce Land | 71% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | Democratic | 70% |
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 69% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 69% |
Robert Andrzejczak | 68% | |||
Chris Brown | 68% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 68% |
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 64% |
NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | Democratic | 63% |
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | Democratic | 63% |
Jennifer Beck | 62% | |||
Diane Allen | 61% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | Republican | 61% |
Kevin O'Toole | 58% | |||
Ronald Dancer | 56% | |||
Amy Handlin | 55% | |||
DiAnne Gove | 50% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | Republican | 49% |
NJ | State Assembly - 21 | Nancy Munoz | Republican | 49% |
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | Republican | 47% |
Anthony Bucco | 47% | |||
Christopher Connors | 47% | |||
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 47% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 47% |
NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | Republican | 46% |
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 46% |
David Russo | 46% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | Republican | 45% |
Michael Doherty | 45% | |||
David Wolfe | 44% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Barclay | 95% | |||
Annette Chaparro | 95% | |||
Nicholas Chiaravalloti | 95% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | D | 95% |
Patricia Egan Jones | 95% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 31 | Angela McKnight | D | 95% |
NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | D | 95% |
NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | D | 94% |
NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | D | 94% |
Jamel Holley | 93% | |||
Adam Taliaferro | 93% | |||
Mila Jasey | 92% | |||
Blonnie Watson | 92% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | D | 91% |
Dan Benson | 90% | |||
Eric Houghtaling | 90% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | D | 90% |
NJ | Treasurer | Elizabeth Muoio | 90% | |
Loretta Weinberg | 90% | |||
John Wisniewski | 90% | |||
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | D | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 38 | Joseph Lagana | D | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | D | 89% |
Nancy Pinkin | 89% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | D | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 89% |
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | D | 89% |
Richard Codey | 87% | |||
Nia Gill | 87% | |||
Jerry Green | 87% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | D | 87% |
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | D | 87% |
Raymond Lesniak | 87% | |||
Vincent Prieto | 87% | |||
Christopher Bateman | 86% | |||
Ralph Caputo | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 86% |
Sandra Cunningham | 86% | |||
Joann Downey | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | D | 86% |
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 85% | |
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | D | 85% |
Stephen Sweeney | 85% | |||
Jim Whelan | 85% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 84% |
Angelica Jimenez | 84% | |||
Vince Mazzeo | 84% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | D | 84% |
NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 83% | |
NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 83% |
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 83% |
Gabriela Mosquera | 83% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 83% | |||
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 83% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | D | 83% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 83% | |||
Tim Eustace | 82% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | D | 82% |
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Shavonda Sumter | D | 82% |
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | D | 81% |
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Pamela Lampitt | D | 80% |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | D | 80% |
NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | D | 77% |
Joseph Egan | 76% | |||
Fred Madden, Jr. | 76% | |||
Ronald Rice | 75% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | D | 74% |
NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | D | 73% |
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | D | 73% |
NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | D | 71% |
Bruce Land | 71% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | D | 70% |
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 69% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 69% |
Robert Andrzejczak | 68% | |||
Chris Brown | 68% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 68% |
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 64% |
NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | D | 63% |
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | D | 63% |
Jennifer Beck | 62% | |||
Diane Allen | 61% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | R | 61% |
Kevin O'Toole | 58% | |||
Ronald Dancer | 56% | |||
Amy Handlin | 55% | |||
DiAnne Gove | 50% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | R | 49% |
NJ | State Assembly - 21 | Nancy Munoz | R | 49% |
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | R | 47% |
Anthony Bucco | 47% | |||
Christopher Connors | 47% | |||
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 47% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 47% |
NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | R | 46% |
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 46% |
David Russo | 46% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | R | 45% |
Michael Doherty | 45% | |||
David Wolfe | 44% |