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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Vincent Sheheen | 100% | |||
SC | State Senate - 41 | Sandy Senn | Republican | 84% |
Gary Clary | 83% | |||
SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | Republican | 81% |
SC | State House - 89 | Micah Caskey IV | Republican | 77% |
SC | State House - 110 | William Cogswell, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
SC | State Senate - 35 | Thomas McElveen III | Democratic | 76% |
John Matthews, Jr. | 75% | |||
Mandy Norrell | 75% | |||
McLain Toole | 75% | |||
SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 75% |
SC | State Senate - 20 | Dick Harpootlian | Democratic | 75% |
SC | State House - 78 | Beth Bernstein | Democratic | 73% |
Laurie Funderburk | 73% | |||
Greg Gregory | 73% | |||
SC | State Senate - 40 | Brad Hutto | Democratic | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 21 | Darrell Jackson | Democratic | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 32 | Ronnie Sabb | Democratic | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | Republican | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 36 | Kevin Johnson | Democratic | 70% |
SC | State House - 49 | John King | Democratic | 70% |
SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 29 | Gerald Malloy | Democratic | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 22 | Mia McLeod | Independent | 70% |
Floyd Nicholson | 70% | |||
SC | State Senate - 33 | Luke Rankin, Sr. | Republican | 70% |
SC | State House - 72 | Seth Rose | Democratic | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 26 | Nikki Setzler | Democratic | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 30 | Kent Williams | Democratic | 70% |
SC | State House - 69 | Chris Wooten | Republican | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 7 | Karl Allen | Democratic | 68% |
SC | State House - 87 | Paula Calhoon | Republican | 68% |
Con Chellis IV | 68% | |||
SC | State Senate - 18 | Ronnie Cromer | Republican | 68% |
SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | Democratic | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | Republican | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | Republican | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 42 | Marlon Kimpson | Democratic | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 45 | Margie Matthews | Democratic | 68% |
Glenn Reese | 68% | |||
SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | Republican | 66% |
SC | State Senate - 3 | Richard Cash | Republican | 66% |
SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | Republican | 66% |
Peter McCoy, Jr. | 65% | |||
SC | State House - 50 | Will Wheeler III | Democratic | 61% |
SC | State House - 93 | Russell Ott | Democratic | 59% |
SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | Republican | 57% |
Lin Bennett | 57% | |||
SC | State House - 21 | Bobby Cox | Republican | 57% |
Leola Robinson | 56% | |||
Wendy Brawley | 54% | |||
Robert Brown | 54% | |||
Chip Huggins | 54% | |||
SC | State House - 41 | Annie McDaniel | Democratic | 54% |
SC | State House - 2 | Bill Sandifer III | Republican | 54% |
SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | Republican | 52% |
SC | State House - 26 | Raye Felder | Republican | 52% |
SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Democratic | 50% |
SC | State House - 5 | Neal Collins | Republican | 49% |
Cezar McKnight | 49% | |||
Robert Ridgeway III | 49% | |||
SC | State House - 74 | Todd Rutherford | Democratic | 49% |
SC | State House - 54 | Pat Henegan | Democratic | 48% |
SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | Republican | 47% |
SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | Republican | 46% |
SC | State Senate - 2 | Rex Rice | Republican | 46% |
John Scott, Jr. | 46% | |||
SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | Republican | 45% |
Tommy Stringer | 45% | |||
SC | State House - 51 | David Weeks | Democratic | 45% |
SC | State Senate - 17 | Mike Fanning | Democratic | 43% |
SC | State Senate - 23 | Katrina Shealy | Republican | 43% |
Kirkman Finlay III | 43% | |||
SC | State House - 32 | Max Hyde, Jr. | Republican | 43% |
SC | State Senate - 1 | Thomas Alexander | Republican | 41% |
SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | Republican | 41% |
SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | Republican | 41% |
SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 40% |
SC | State House - 22 | Jason Elliott | Republican | 40% |
SC | State House - 113 | Marvin Pendarvis | Democratic | 40% |
Mike Sottile | 40% | |||
Paul Campbell, Jr. | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 12 | Scott Talley | Republican | 39% |
Bruce Bryant | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | Republican | 39% |
Hugh Leatherman, Sr. | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | Republican | 39% |
Brian White | 39% | |||
Mike Forrester | 38% | |||
SC | State House - 31 | Rosalyn Henderson-Myers | Democratic | 38% |
SC | State House - 91 | Lonnie Hosey | Democratic | 38% |
SC | State House - 102 | Joseph Jefferson, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
SC | State House - 45 | Brandon Newton | Republican | 38% |
Gary Simrill | 38% | |||
Kit Spires | 38% | |||
SC | State House - 62 | Robert Williams | Democratic | 38% |
Rita Allison | 35% | |||
SC | State House - 81 | Bart Blackwell | Republican | 35% |
West Cox | 35% | |||
SC | State House - 39 | Cally Forrest | Republican | 35% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vincent Sheheen | 100% | |||
SC | State Senate - 41 | Sandy Senn | R | 84% |
Gary Clary | 83% | |||
SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | R | 81% |
SC | State House - 89 | Micah Caskey IV | R | 77% |
SC | State House - 110 | William Cogswell, Jr. | R | 77% |
SC | State Senate - 35 | Thomas McElveen III | D | 76% |
John Matthews, Jr. | 75% | |||
Mandy Norrell | 75% | |||
McLain Toole | 75% | |||
SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | R | 75% |
SC | State Senate - 20 | Dick Harpootlian | D | 75% |
SC | State House - 78 | Beth Bernstein | D | 73% |
Laurie Funderburk | 73% | |||
Greg Gregory | 73% | |||
SC | State Senate - 40 | Brad Hutto | D | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 21 | Darrell Jackson | D | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 32 | Ronnie Sabb | D | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | R | 73% |
SC | State Senate - 36 | Kevin Johnson | D | 70% |
SC | State House - 49 | John King | D | 70% |
SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 29 | Gerald Malloy | D | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 22 | Mia McLeod | I | 70% |
Floyd Nicholson | 70% | |||
SC | State Senate - 33 | Luke Rankin, Sr. | R | 70% |
SC | State House - 72 | Seth Rose | D | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 26 | Nikki Setzler | D | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 30 | Kent Williams | D | 70% |
SC | State House - 69 | Chris Wooten | R | 70% |
SC | State Senate - 7 | Karl Allen | D | 68% |
SC | State House - 87 | Paula Calhoon | R | 68% |
Con Chellis IV | 68% | |||
SC | State Senate - 18 | Ronnie Cromer | R | 68% |
SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | D | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | R | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | R | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 42 | Marlon Kimpson | D | 68% |
SC | State Senate - 45 | Margie Matthews | D | 68% |
Glenn Reese | 68% | |||
SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | R | 66% |
SC | State Senate - 3 | Richard Cash | R | 66% |
SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | R | 66% |
Peter McCoy, Jr. | 65% | |||
SC | State House - 50 | Will Wheeler III | D | 61% |
SC | State House - 93 | Russell Ott | D | 59% |
SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | R | 57% |
Lin Bennett | 57% | |||
SC | State House - 21 | Bobby Cox | R | 57% |
Leola Robinson | 56% | |||
Wendy Brawley | 54% | |||
Robert Brown | 54% | |||
Chip Huggins | 54% | |||
SC | State House - 41 | Annie McDaniel | D | 54% |
SC | State House - 2 | Bill Sandifer III | R | 54% |
SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | R | 52% |
SC | State House - 26 | Raye Felder | R | 52% |
SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | D | 50% |
SC | State House - 5 | Neal Collins | R | 49% |
Cezar McKnight | 49% | |||
Robert Ridgeway III | 49% | |||
SC | State House - 74 | Todd Rutherford | D | 49% |
SC | State House - 54 | Pat Henegan | D | 48% |
SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | R | 47% |
SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | R | 46% |
SC | State Senate - 2 | Rex Rice | R | 46% |
John Scott, Jr. | 46% | |||
SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | R | 45% |
Tommy Stringer | 45% | |||
SC | State House - 51 | David Weeks | D | 45% |
SC | State Senate - 17 | Mike Fanning | D | 43% |
SC | State Senate - 23 | Katrina Shealy | R | 43% |
Kirkman Finlay III | 43% | |||
SC | State House - 32 | Max Hyde, Jr. | R | 43% |
SC | State Senate - 1 | Thomas Alexander | R | 41% |
SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | R | 41% |
SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | R | 41% |
SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | R | 40% |
SC | State House - 22 | Jason Elliott | R | 40% |
SC | State House - 113 | Marvin Pendarvis | D | 40% |
Mike Sottile | 40% | |||
Paul Campbell, Jr. | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 12 | Scott Talley | R | 39% |
Bruce Bryant | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | R | 39% |
Hugh Leatherman, Sr. | 39% | |||
SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | R | 39% |
Brian White | 39% | |||
Mike Forrester | 38% | |||
SC | State House - 31 | Rosalyn Henderson-Myers | D | 38% |
SC | State House - 91 | Lonnie Hosey | D | 38% |
SC | State House - 102 | Joseph Jefferson, Jr. | D | 38% |
SC | State House - 45 | Brandon Newton | R | 38% |
Gary Simrill | 38% | |||
Kit Spires | 38% | |||
SC | State House - 62 | Robert Williams | D | 38% |
Rita Allison | 35% | |||
SC | State House - 81 | Bart Blackwell | R | 35% |
West Cox | 35% | |||
SC | State House - 39 | Cally Forrest | R | 35% |