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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Tom Udall | 78% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 77% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 76% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 75% |
Ron Kind | 73% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 73% | |||
Gwen Graham | 71% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 71% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 70% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 70% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 70% |
Cheri Bustos | 69% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 69% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 69% |
Madeleine Bordallo | 67% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 67% |
Cedric Richmond | 67% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 67% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 67% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 65% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 64% |
Claire McCaskill | 64% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 64% |
Jim Cooper | 63% | |||
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 63% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 62% | |||
Brad Ashford | 60% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 60% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 60% | |||
Chris Gibson | 59% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 57% |
Richard Shelby | 56% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 56% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 55% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 55% |
Kurt Schrader | 53% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 53% |
Kelly Ayotte | 50% | |||
Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 50% |
Frank LoBiondo | 50% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
David Perdue | 50% | |||
Bruce Poliquin | 50% | |||
David Vitter | 45% | |||
Mike Fitzpatrick | 44% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 44% | |||
Donald Young | 44% | |||
Lee Zeldin | 44% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 43% |
Ryan Costello | 42% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 41% | |||
Richard Hanna | 41% | |||
Collin Peterson | 41% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 40% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 40% |
Robert Corker | 40% | |||
Carlos Curbelo | 40% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 40% |
Jeff Flake | 40% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 40% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 40% | |||
Dean Heller | 40% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 40% | |||
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 40% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 40% |
Rob Portman | 40% | |||
Pat Roberts | 40% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 40% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 40% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 40% |
Pat Toomey | 40% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 40% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 39% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 39% |
John Katko | 38% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 38% |
Leonard Lance | 38% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 38% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 38% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 38% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 36% |
Roy Blunt | 36% | |||
Curt Clawson | 36% | |||
Bob Dold | 36% | |||
Stephen Fincher | 36% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 36% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 36% |
John McCain III | 36% | |||
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 36% |
Erik Paulsen | 36% | |||
Steve Pearce | 36% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 36% |
Tom MacArthur | 35% | |||
Pat Meehan | 35% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | Republican | 35% |
Dave Reichert | 35% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 33% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Udall | 78% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 77% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 76% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 75% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 75% |
Ron Kind | 73% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 73% | |||
Gwen Graham | 71% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 71% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 70% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 70% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 70% |
Cheri Bustos | 69% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 69% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 69% |
Madeleine Bordallo | 67% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 67% |
Cedric Richmond | 67% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 67% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 67% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 65% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 64% |
Claire McCaskill | 64% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 64% |
Jim Cooper | 63% | |||
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 63% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 62% | |||
Brad Ashford | 60% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 60% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 60% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 60% | |||
Chris Gibson | 59% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 57% |
Richard Shelby | 56% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 56% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 55% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 55% |
Kurt Schrader | 53% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 53% |
Kelly Ayotte | 50% | |||
Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 50% |
Frank LoBiondo | 50% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 50% |
David Perdue | 50% | |||
Bruce Poliquin | 50% | |||
David Vitter | 45% | |||
Mike Fitzpatrick | 44% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 44% | |||
Donald Young | 44% | |||
Lee Zeldin | 44% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 43% |
Ryan Costello | 42% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 41% | |||
Richard Hanna | 41% | |||
Collin Peterson | 41% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 40% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 40% |
Robert Corker | 40% | |||
Carlos Curbelo | 40% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 40% |
Jeff Flake | 40% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 40% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 40% | |||
Dean Heller | 40% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 40% | |||
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 40% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 40% |
Rob Portman | 40% | |||
Pat Roberts | 40% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 40% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 40% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 40% |
Pat Toomey | 40% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 40% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 39% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 39% |
John Katko | 38% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 38% |
Leonard Lance | 38% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 38% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 38% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 38% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 36% |
Roy Blunt | 36% | |||
Curt Clawson | 36% | |||
Bob Dold | 36% | |||
Stephen Fincher | 36% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 36% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 36% |
John McCain III | 36% | |||
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 36% |
Erik Paulsen | 36% | |||
Steve Pearce | 36% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 36% |
Tom MacArthur | 35% | |||
Pat Meehan | 35% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | R | 35% |
Dave Reichert | 35% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 33% |