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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Davis III | 83% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 17% | |||
James DeMint | 50% | |||
Nathan Deal | 17% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 17% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 17% | |||
Norm Dicks | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 50% | |||
Pete Domenici, Jr. | 50% | |||
John Doolittle | 33% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 50% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 17% | |||
David Dreier | 100% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 0% | |||
Chet Edwards | 50% | |||
Vern Ehlers | 83% | |||
Jo Ann Emerson | 33% | |||
Eliot Engel | 33% | |||
Philip English | 50% | |||
Mike Enzi | 50% | |||
Bob Etheridge | 50% | |||
Terry Everett | 17% | |||
Sam Farr | 50% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 50% | |||
Russ Feingold | 17% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 83% | |||
Bob Filner | 33% | |||
Vito Fossella, Jr. | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 17% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
Elton Gallegly | 50% | |||
Wayne Gilchrest | 50% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
Virgil Goode, Jr. | 0% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 50% | |||
Bart Gordon | 33% | |||
Gene Green | 17% | |||
Judd Gregg | 33% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 17% | |||
Charles Hagel | 100% | |||
Ralph Hall | 50% | |||
Tom Harkin | 50% | |||
Doc Hastings | 100% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 17% | |||
Robert Hayes | 0% | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 33% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 50% | |||
David Lee Hobson | 33% | |||
Pete Hoekstra | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Davis III | 83% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 17% | |||
James DeMint | 50% | |||
Nathan Deal | 17% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 17% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 17% | |||
Norm Dicks | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 50% | |||
Pete Domenici, Jr. | 50% | |||
John Doolittle | 33% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 50% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 17% | |||
David Dreier | 100% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 0% | |||
Chet Edwards | 50% | |||
Vern Ehlers | 83% | |||
Jo Ann Emerson | 33% | |||
Eliot Engel | 33% | |||
Philip English | 50% | |||
Mike Enzi | 50% | |||
Bob Etheridge | 50% | |||
Terry Everett | 17% | |||
Sam Farr | 50% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 50% | |||
Russ Feingold | 17% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 83% | |||
Bob Filner | 33% | |||
Vito Fossella, Jr. | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 17% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
Elton Gallegly | 50% | |||
Wayne Gilchrest | 50% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
Virgil Goode, Jr. | 0% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 50% | |||
Bart Gordon | 33% | |||
Gene Green | 17% | |||
Judd Gregg | 33% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 17% | |||
Charles Hagel | 100% | |||
Ralph Hall | 50% | |||
Tom Harkin | 50% | |||
Doc Hastings | 100% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 17% | |||
Robert Hayes | 0% | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 33% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 50% | |||
David Lee Hobson | 33% | |||
Pete Hoekstra | 50% |