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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Lee Bright III | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 99% |
Kevin Bryant | 96% | |||
Paul Thurmond | 93% | |||
SC | State Senate - 13 | Shane Martin | Republican | 91% |
SC | State Senate - 5 | Tom Corbin | Republican | 87% |
SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 80% |
SC | State House - 35 | Bill Chumley | Republican | 80% |
SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | Republican | 80% |
SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | Republican | 79% |
Eric Bedingfield | 79% | |||
SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | Republican | 76% |
Deborah Long | 76% | |||
Joshua Putnam | 76% | |||
SC | State Senate - 23 | Katrina Shealy | Republican | 76% |
SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | Republican | 76% |
SC | State House - 9 | Anne Thayer | Republican | 73% |
Todd Atwater | 70% | |||
Dan Hamilton | 70% | |||
Phyllis Henderson | 70% | |||
SC | State House - 17 | Mike Burns | Republican | 69% |
SC | State House - 26 | Raye Felder | Republican | 68% |
Garry Smith | 68% | |||
Edward Southard | 68% | |||
SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | Republican | 67% |
SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | Republican | 67% |
Tommy Stringer | 66% | |||
Rita Allison | 65% | |||
Samuel Rivers, Jr. | 65% | |||
Peter McCoy, Jr. | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | Republican | 62% |
Chip Huggins | 61% | |||
Richard Quinn, Jr. | 61% | |||
SC | State House - 29 | Dennis Moss | Republican | 59% |
Joe Daning | 58% | |||
Mike Forrester | 58% | |||
Donna Wood Hicks | 58% | |||
SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 56% |
Greg Gregory | 56% | |||
McLain Toole | 56% | |||
H. Lucas | 55% | |||
SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 55% |
Kenneth Bingham | 54% | |||
Ralph Kennedy, Jr. | 54% | |||
SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | Republican | 54% |
Andrew Patrick | 54% | |||
Gary Simrill | 54% | |||
SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | Republican | 52% |
Eddie Tallon, Sr. | 52% | |||
Derham Cole, Jr. | 51% | |||
Don Wells | 51% | |||
Bill Crosby | 48% | |||
SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | Republican | 48% |
SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | Republican | 48% |
Roland Smith | 48% | |||
SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | Republican | 46% |
Alan Clemmons | 45% | |||
Greg Delleney, Jr. | 44% | |||
SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | Republican | 42% |
James Merrill | 41% | |||
SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | Republican | 40% |
Robert Harrell, Jr. | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 6 | Dwight Loftis | Republican | 38% |
SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 38% |
Kirkman Finlay III | 37% | |||
SC | State House - 105 | Kevin Hardee | Republican | 37% |
Chip Limehouse III | 37% | |||
Brian White | 35% | |||
Michael Pitts | 34% | |||
Mike Sottile | 34% | |||
Liston Barfield | 32% | |||
Kristopher Crawford | 32% | |||
SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | Republican | 32% |
SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | Republican | 31% |
SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | Republican | 31% |
SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | Republican | 31% |
SC | State House - 4 | Davey Hiott | Republican | 31% |
SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | Republican | 31% |
Steve Moss | 31% | |||
Phillip Owens | 31% | |||
Robert Riley | 31% | |||
Mike Ryhal | 31% | |||
SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | Republican | 30% |
Don Bowen | 30% | |||
SC | State House - 98 | Chris Murphy | Republican | 28% |
Kit Spires | 28% | |||
Tracy Edge | 27% | |||
Jenny Horne | 27% | |||
Wendy Nanney | 27% | |||
SC | State House - 2 | Bill Sandifer III | Republican | 25% |
SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | Republican | 22% |
SC | State House - 78 | Beth Bernstein | Democratic | 21% |
Doug Brannon | 21% | |||
Bill Bowers | 20% | |||
John Courson | 20% | |||
Robert Ridgeway III | 20% | |||
SC | State Senate - 32 | Ronnie Sabb | Democratic | 20% |
SC | State House - 103 | Carl Anderson | Democratic | 18% |
Laurie Funderburk | 18% | |||
SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | Democratic | 18% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Bright III | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 99% |
Kevin Bryant | 96% | |||
Paul Thurmond | 93% | |||
SC | State Senate - 13 | Shane Martin | R | 91% |
SC | State Senate - 5 | Tom Corbin | R | 87% |
SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | R | 80% |
SC | State House - 35 | Bill Chumley | R | 80% |
SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | R | 80% |
SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | R | 79% |
Eric Bedingfield | 79% | |||
SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | R | 76% |
Deborah Long | 76% | |||
Joshua Putnam | 76% | |||
SC | State Senate - 23 | Katrina Shealy | R | 76% |
SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | R | 76% |
SC | State House - 9 | Anne Thayer | R | 73% |
Todd Atwater | 70% | |||
Dan Hamilton | 70% | |||
Phyllis Henderson | 70% | |||
SC | State House - 17 | Mike Burns | R | 69% |
SC | State House - 26 | Raye Felder | R | 68% |
Garry Smith | 68% | |||
Edward Southard | 68% | |||
SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | R | 67% |
SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | R | 67% |
Tommy Stringer | 66% | |||
Rita Allison | 65% | |||
Samuel Rivers, Jr. | 65% | |||
Peter McCoy, Jr. | 63% | |||
SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | R | 62% |
Chip Huggins | 61% | |||
Richard Quinn, Jr. | 61% | |||
SC | State House - 29 | Dennis Moss | R | 59% |
Joe Daning | 58% | |||
Mike Forrester | 58% | |||
Donna Wood Hicks | 58% | |||
SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | R | 56% |
Greg Gregory | 56% | |||
McLain Toole | 56% | |||
H. Lucas | 55% | |||
SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | R | 55% |
Kenneth Bingham | 54% | |||
Ralph Kennedy, Jr. | 54% | |||
SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | R | 54% |
Andrew Patrick | 54% | |||
Gary Simrill | 54% | |||
SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | R | 52% |
Eddie Tallon, Sr. | 52% | |||
Derham Cole, Jr. | 51% | |||
Don Wells | 51% | |||
Bill Crosby | 48% | |||
SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | R | 48% |
SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | R | 48% |
Roland Smith | 48% | |||
SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | R | 46% |
Alan Clemmons | 45% | |||
Greg Delleney, Jr. | 44% | |||
SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | R | 42% |
James Merrill | 41% | |||
SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | R | 40% |
Robert Harrell, Jr. | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 6 | Dwight Loftis | R | 38% |
SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | R | 38% |
Kirkman Finlay III | 37% | |||
SC | State House - 105 | Kevin Hardee | R | 37% |
Chip Limehouse III | 37% | |||
Brian White | 35% | |||
Michael Pitts | 34% | |||
Mike Sottile | 34% | |||
Liston Barfield | 32% | |||
Kristopher Crawford | 32% | |||
SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | R | 32% |
SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | R | 31% |
SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | R | 31% |
SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | R | 31% |
SC | State House - 4 | Davey Hiott | R | 31% |
SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | R | 31% |
Steve Moss | 31% | |||
Phillip Owens | 31% | |||
Robert Riley | 31% | |||
Mike Ryhal | 31% | |||
SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | R | 30% |
Don Bowen | 30% | |||
SC | State House - 98 | Chris Murphy | R | 28% |
Kit Spires | 28% | |||
Tracy Edge | 27% | |||
Jenny Horne | 27% | |||
Wendy Nanney | 27% | |||
SC | State House - 2 | Bill Sandifer III | R | 25% |
SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | R | 22% |
SC | State House - 78 | Beth Bernstein | D | 21% |
Doug Brannon | 21% | |||
Bill Bowers | 20% | |||
John Courson | 20% | |||
Robert Ridgeway III | 20% | |||
SC | State Senate - 32 | Ronnie Sabb | D | 20% |
SC | State House - 103 | Carl Anderson | D | 18% |
Laurie Funderburk | 18% | |||
SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | D | 18% |