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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Alice Nitka | 67% | |||
Betty Nuovo | 98% | |||
Anne O'Brien | 86% | |||
Patricia O'Donnell | 32% | |||
Michael John Obuchowski | 92% | |||
Oliver Olsen | 60% | |||
Scott Orr | 93% | |||
Carolyn Partridge | 84% | |||
Albert Pearce | 57% | |||
Janice Peaslee | 16% | |||
Kathy Pellett | 85% | |||
Peter Peltz | 76% | |||
Peter Perley | 57% | |||
Paul Poirier | 87% | |||
Dave Potter | 79% | |||
Ann Pugh | 87% | |||
Doug Racine | 100% | |||
Gerald Reis | 29% | |||
John Rodgers | 47% | |||
Brian Savage | 43% | |||
Heidi Scheuermann | 34% | |||
Ernest Shand | 86% | |||
Dave Sharpe | 96% | |||
Peter Shumlin | 94% | |||
Megan Smith | 100% | |||
Shap Smith, Jr. | 85% | |||
Diane Snelling | 90% | |||
Robert South | 86% | |||
Kristy Spengler | 93% | |||
William Stevens | 90% | |||
Donna Sweaney | 98% | |||
Tess Taylor | 100% | |||
George Till | 86% | |||
Kitty Toll | 100% | |||
Lawrence Townsend | 72% | |||
Donald Turner, Jr. | 18% | |||
Linda Waite-Simpson | 100% | |||
Kate Webb | 86% | |||
Rachel Weston | 90% | |||
Scott Wheeler | 17% | |||
Jeanette White | 92% | |||
Jeff Wilson | 100% | |||
Philip Winters | 28% | |||
Susan Wizowaty | 100% | |||
Kurt Wright | 37% | |||
Jeffrey Young | 100% | |||
John Zenie | 100% | |||
VT | State Senate - Addison | Christopher Bray | Democratic | 95% |
VT | Public Utilities Commissioner | Margaret Cheney | Democratic | 93% |
VT | State Senate - Windsor | Alison Clarkson | Democratic | 95% |
VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | Democratic | 92% |
VT | State House - Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | Democratic | 70% |
VT | State Senate - Washington | Ann Cummings | Democratic | 93% |
VT | State House - Windsor-3-2 | Alice Emmons | Democratic | 96% |
VT | State Senate - Caledonia | Jane Kitchel | Democratic | 71% |
VT | State House - Addison-3 | Diane Lanpher | Democratic | 72% |
VT | State Senate - Chittenden Southeast | Ginny Lyons | Democratic | 98% |
VT | State Senate - Orange | Mark MacDonald | Democratic | 92% |
VT | State House - Windsor-Orange-2 | James Masland | Democratic | 98% |
VT | State Senate - Windsor | Dick McCormack | Democratic | 95% |
VT | State House - Windham-4 | Mike Mrowicki | Democratic | 93% |
VT | State Senate - Chittenden Southeast | Kesha Ram Hinsdale | Democratic | 100% |
VT | State Senate - Bennington | Richard Sears, Jr. | Democratic | 76% |
VT | State Senate - Orleans | Robert Starr | Democratic | 42% |
VT | State House - Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | Democratic | 100% |
VT | Lieutenant Governor | Dave Zuckerman | Democratic, Progressive | 88% |
VT | State House - Windham 8 | Mollie Burke | Progressive | 100% |
VT | State House - Franklin-1 | Carolyn Branagan | Republican | 30% |
VT | State House - Chittenden 19 | Patrick Brennan | Republican | 18% |
VT | State Senate - Franklin | Randy Brock | Republican | 50% |
VT | State House - Rutland 10 | William Canfield | Republican | 42% |
VT | State House - Franklin-2 | Lynn Dickinson | Republican | 29% |
VT | State House - Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | Republican | 53% |
VT | State House - Orleans-Lamoille | Mark Higley | Republican | 57% |
VT | State House - Orleans-Lamoille | Michael Marcotte | Republican | 26% |
VT | State House - Washington - Orange | Francis McFaun | Republican | 56% |
VT | State House - Bennington 5 | Mary Morrissey | Republican | 30% |
VT | Governor | Phil Scott | Republican | 54% |
VT | State House - Rutland 8 | Butch Shaw | Republican | 43% |
VT | State Senate - Lamoille | Richard Westman | Republican | 35% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alice Nitka | 67% | |||
Betty Nuovo | 98% | |||
Anne O'Brien | 86% | |||
Patricia O'Donnell | 32% | |||
Michael John Obuchowski | 92% | |||
Oliver Olsen | 60% | |||
Scott Orr | 93% | |||
Carolyn Partridge | 84% | |||
Albert Pearce | 57% | |||
Janice Peaslee | 16% | |||
Kathy Pellett | 85% | |||
Peter Peltz | 76% | |||
Peter Perley | 57% | |||
Paul Poirier | 87% | |||
Dave Potter | 79% | |||
Ann Pugh | 87% | |||
Doug Racine | 100% | |||
Gerald Reis | 29% | |||
John Rodgers | 47% | |||
Brian Savage | 43% | |||
Heidi Scheuermann | 34% | |||
Ernest Shand | 86% | |||
Dave Sharpe | 96% | |||
Peter Shumlin | 94% | |||
Megan Smith | 100% | |||
Shap Smith, Jr. | 85% | |||
Diane Snelling | 90% | |||
Robert South | 86% | |||
Kristy Spengler | 93% | |||
William Stevens | 90% | |||
Donna Sweaney | 98% | |||
Tess Taylor | 100% | |||
George Till | 86% | |||
Kitty Toll | 100% | |||
Lawrence Townsend | 72% | |||
Donald Turner, Jr. | 18% | |||
Linda Waite-Simpson | 100% | |||
Kate Webb | 86% | |||
Rachel Weston | 90% | |||
Scott Wheeler | 17% | |||
Jeanette White | 92% | |||
Jeff Wilson | 100% | |||
Philip Winters | 28% | |||
Susan Wizowaty | 100% | |||
Kurt Wright | 37% | |||
Jeffrey Young | 100% | |||
John Zenie | 100% | |||
VT | State Senate - Addison | Christopher Bray | D | 95% |
VT | Public Utilities Commissioner | Margaret Cheney | D | 93% |
VT | State Senate - Windsor | Alison Clarkson | D | 95% |
VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | D | 92% |
VT | State House - Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | D | 70% |
VT | State Senate - Washington | Ann Cummings | D | 93% |
VT | State House - Windsor-3-2 | Alice Emmons | D | 96% |
VT | State Senate - Caledonia | Jane Kitchel | D | 71% |
VT | State House - Addison-3 | Diane Lanpher | D | 72% |
VT | State Senate - Chittenden Southeast | Ginny Lyons | D | 98% |
VT | State Senate - Orange | Mark MacDonald | D | 92% |
VT | State House - Windsor-Orange-2 | James Masland | D | 98% |
VT | State Senate - Windsor | Dick McCormack | D | 95% |
VT | State House - Windham-4 | Mike Mrowicki | D | 93% |
VT | State Senate - Chittenden Southeast | Kesha Ram Hinsdale | D | 100% |
VT | State Senate - Bennington | Richard Sears, Jr. | D | 76% |
VT | State Senate - Orleans | Robert Starr | D | 42% |
VT | State House - Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | D | 100% |
VT | Lieutenant Governor | Dave Zuckerman | Other | 88% |
VT | State House - Windham 8 | Mollie Burke | Other | 100% |
VT | State House - Franklin-1 | Carolyn Branagan | R | 30% |
VT | State House - Chittenden 19 | Patrick Brennan | R | 18% |
VT | State Senate - Franklin | Randy Brock | R | 50% |
VT | State House - Rutland 10 | William Canfield | R | 42% |
VT | State House - Franklin-2 | Lynn Dickinson | R | 29% |
VT | State House - Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | R | 53% |
VT | State House - Orleans-Lamoille | Mark Higley | R | 57% |
VT | State House - Orleans-Lamoille | Michael Marcotte | R | 26% |
VT | State House - Washington - Orange | Francis McFaun | R | 56% |
VT | State House - Bennington 5 | Mary Morrissey | R | 30% |
VT | Governor | Phil Scott | R | 54% |
VT | State House - Rutland 8 | Butch Shaw | R | 43% |
VT | State Senate - Lamoille | Richard Westman | R | 35% |