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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 86% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 83% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 83% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 82% |
Barbara Boxer | 78% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 74% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 74% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 74% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 73% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 73% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 71% |
Dianne Feinstein | 69% | |||
Tom Udall | 69% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 69% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 68% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 67% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 66% |
Harry Reid | 66% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 64% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 64% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 63% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 63% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 63% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 62% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 61% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 61% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 61% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 61% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 60% |
Barbara Mikulski | 59% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 59% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 59% | |||
Al Franken | 59% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 58% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 57% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 56% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 55% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 55% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 53% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 53% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 51% |
Kelly Ayotte | 51% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 49% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 49% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 47% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 42% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 39% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 37% |
Claire McCaskill | 36% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 86% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 83% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 83% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 82% |
Barbara Boxer | 78% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 74% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 74% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 74% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 73% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 73% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 71% |
Dianne Feinstein | 69% | |||
Tom Udall | 69% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 69% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 68% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 67% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 66% |
Harry Reid | 66% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 64% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 64% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 63% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 63% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 63% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 62% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 61% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 61% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 61% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 61% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 60% |
Barbara Mikulski | 59% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 59% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 59% | |||
Al Franken | 59% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 58% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 57% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 56% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 55% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 55% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 53% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 53% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 51% |
Kelly Ayotte | 51% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 49% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 49% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 47% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 42% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 39% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 37% |
Claire McCaskill | 36% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 0% |