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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 33% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 33% |
Conor Lamb | 33% | |||
Max Rose | 33% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 33% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 33% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 33% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 33% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 32% |
NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Andy Kim | Democratic | 32% |
Jackie Walorski | 32% | |||
Scott Tipton | 32% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 32% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 31% |
MD | U.S. House - 6 | David Trone | Democratic | 31% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 31% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 31% |
FL | U.S. House - 6 | Mike Waltz | Republican | 31% |
Dave Loebsack | 31% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 31% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 31% |
Pat Roberts | 31% | |||
Francis Rooney | 31% | |||
Abby Finkenauer | 31% | |||
Ted Yoho | 31% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 30% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 30% |
MI | U.S. House - 7 | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 30% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 30% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 30% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 30% |
MP | U.S. House - Delegate | Kilili Sablan | Democratic | 30% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 30% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 30% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 30% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 30% |
Peter DeFazio | 30% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 30% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 30% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 29% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 29% |
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 29% |
NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 29% |
Ted Deutch | 29% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 29% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 29% |
Pat Toomey | 28% | |||
Cindy Axne | 28% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 28% |
Cheri Bustos | 28% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 28% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 28% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 28% |
Kurt Schrader | 28% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 28% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 28% |
MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 28% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 28% |
TX | U.S. House - 32 | Colin Allred | Democratic | 28% |
Vicky Hartzler | 28% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 28% |
ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 28% |
Brian Higgins | 28% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 28% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 28% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 27% |
TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 27% |
Pete Olson | 27% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 27% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 27% |
Kendra Horn | 27% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 27% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 27% |
UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | Republican | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 27% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 27% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 27% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 27% |
David Cicilline | 27% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 27% |
TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 27% |
Jim Langevin | 27% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 27% |
PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 27% |
Lamar Alexander | 27% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 26% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 26% |
Paul Mitchell | 26% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 11 | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 26% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 26% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 26% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 26% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 26% |
Phil Roe | 26% | |||
Stephanie Murphy | 26% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 26% |
Sean Maloney | 26% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 26% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 33% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 33% |
Conor Lamb | 33% | |||
Max Rose | 33% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 33% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 33% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 33% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 33% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 32% |
NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Andy Kim | D | 32% |
Jackie Walorski | 32% | |||
Scott Tipton | 32% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 32% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 31% |
MD | U.S. House - 6 | David Trone | D | 31% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 31% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 31% |
FL | U.S. House - 6 | Mike Waltz | R | 31% |
Dave Loebsack | 31% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 31% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 31% |
Pat Roberts | 31% | |||
Francis Rooney | 31% | |||
Abby Finkenauer | 31% | |||
Ted Yoho | 31% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 30% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 30% |
MI | U.S. House - 7 | Elissa Slotkin | D | 30% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 30% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 30% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 30% |
MP | U.S. House - Delegate | Kilili Sablan | D | 30% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 30% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 30% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 30% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 30% |
Peter DeFazio | 30% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 30% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 30% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 29% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 29% |
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 29% |
NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 29% |
Ted Deutch | 29% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 29% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 29% |
Pat Toomey | 28% | |||
Cindy Axne | 28% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 28% |
Cheri Bustos | 28% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 28% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 28% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 28% |
Kurt Schrader | 28% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 28% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 28% |
MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 28% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 28% |
TX | U.S. House - 32 | Colin Allred | D | 28% |
Vicky Hartzler | 28% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 28% |
ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 28% |
Brian Higgins | 28% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 28% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 28% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 27% |
TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 27% |
Pete Olson | 27% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 27% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 27% |
Kendra Horn | 27% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 27% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 27% |
UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | R | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 27% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 27% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 27% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 27% |
David Cicilline | 27% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 27% |
TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 27% |
Jim Langevin | 27% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 27% |
PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 27% |
Lamar Alexander | 27% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 26% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 26% |
Paul Mitchell | 26% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 11 | Mikie Sherrill | D | 26% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 26% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 26% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 26% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 26% |
Phil Roe | 26% | |||
Stephanie Murphy | 26% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 26% |
Sean Maloney | 26% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 26% |