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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 50% | |||
Ben Nelson | 58% | |||
Don Nickles | 34% | |||
Sam Nunn | 81% | |||
Barack Obama II | 35% | |||
Bob Packwood | 61% | |||
Clay Pell, Jr. | 33% | |||
David Perdue | 28% | |||
Rob Portman | 74% | |||
Larry Pressler | 44% | |||
David Pryor | 57% | |||
Mark Pryor | 50% | |||
Harry Reid | 56% | |||
Donald Riegle, Jr. | 37% | |||
Charles Robb | 58% | |||
Pat Roberts | 42% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 44% | |||
William Roth, Jr. | 46% | |||
Ken Salazar | 55% | |||
Rick Santorum | 39% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 50% | |||
Ben Sasse | 27% | |||
James Sasser | 33% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 37% | |||
Richard Shelby | 30% | |||
Paul Simon | 43% | |||
Alan Simpson | 32% | |||
Gordon Smith | 79% | |||
Bob Smith | 31% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 81% | |||
Arlen Specter | 57% | |||
Ted Stevens | 46% | |||
Luther Strange III | 9% | |||
John Sununu | 56% | |||
James Talent | 38% | |||
Craig Thomas | 34% | |||
Fred Thompson | 35% | |||
Strom Thurmond | 35% | |||
Pat Toomey | 48% | |||
Robert Torricelli | 45% | |||
Mark Udall | 38% | |||
Tom Udall | 26% | |||
David Vitter | 29% | |||
George Voinovich | 59% | |||
Malcolm Wallop | 21% | |||
John Walsh | 21% | |||
John Warner | 58% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 46% | |||
Paul Wellstone | 31% | |||
Harris Wofford, Jr. | 25% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 50% | |||
Ben Nelson | 58% | |||
Don Nickles | 34% | |||
Sam Nunn | 81% | |||
Barack Obama II | 35% | |||
Bob Packwood | 61% | |||
Clay Pell, Jr. | 33% | |||
David Perdue | 28% | |||
Rob Portman | 74% | |||
Larry Pressler | 44% | |||
David Pryor | 57% | |||
Mark Pryor | 50% | |||
Harry Reid | 56% | |||
Donald Riegle, Jr. | 37% | |||
Charles Robb | 58% | |||
Pat Roberts | 42% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 44% | |||
William Roth, Jr. | 46% | |||
Ken Salazar | 55% | |||
Rick Santorum | 39% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 50% | |||
Ben Sasse | 27% | |||
James Sasser | 33% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 37% | |||
Richard Shelby | 30% | |||
Paul Simon | 43% | |||
Alan Simpson | 32% | |||
Gordon Smith | 79% | |||
Bob Smith | 31% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 81% | |||
Arlen Specter | 57% | |||
Ted Stevens | 46% | |||
Luther Strange III | 9% | |||
John Sununu | 56% | |||
James Talent | 38% | |||
Craig Thomas | 34% | |||
Fred Thompson | 35% | |||
Strom Thurmond | 35% | |||
Pat Toomey | 48% | |||
Robert Torricelli | 45% | |||
Mark Udall | 38% | |||
Tom Udall | 26% | |||
David Vitter | 29% | |||
George Voinovich | 59% | |||
Malcolm Wallop | 21% | |||
John Walsh | 21% | |||
John Warner | 58% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 46% | |||
Paul Wellstone | 31% | |||
Harris Wofford, Jr. | 25% |