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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Rick Bertrand | 100% | |||
Mark Chelgren | 100% | |||
Bill Dix | 100% | |||
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Hubert Houser | 100% | |||
David Johnson | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
Mary Mascher | 100% | |||
Kevin McCarthy | 100% | |||
IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | Republican | 100% |
Mark Segebart | 100% | |||
IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | Republican | 100% |
IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 100% |
Bruce Braley | 94% | |||
IA | State House - 34 | Ako Abdul-Samad | Democratic | 89% |
Bruce Hunter | 89% | |||
Marti Anderson | 88% | |||
Bill Anderson | 83% | |||
Joseph Bolkcom | 83% | |||
Michael Breitbach | 83% | |||
Jake Chapman | 83% | |||
Robert Dvorsky | 83% | |||
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 83% |
Wally Horn | 83% | |||
Tim Kapucian | 83% | |||
Liz Mathis | 83% | |||
IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | Democratic | 83% |
IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | Democratic | 83% |
Charles Schneider | 83% | |||
IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | Republican | 83% |
Rich Taylor | 83% | |||
IA | State Senate - 22 | Brad Zaun | Republican | 83% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | Republican | 80% |
Sandy Greiner | 80% | |||
IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | Republican | 80% |
Vicki Lensing | 78% | |||
IA | State Senate - 40 | Todd Taylor | Democratic | 78% |
IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | Democratic | 78% |
IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | Democratic | 75% |
Jo Oldson | 75% | |||
Mary Wolfe | 75% | |||
Daryl Beall | 67% | |||
Jerry Behn | 67% | |||
Dennis Black | 67% | |||
Nancy Boettger | 67% | |||
Tod Bowman | 67% | |||
Chris Brase | 67% | |||
Thomas Courtney | 67% | |||
Jeff Danielson | 67% | |||
Dick Dearden | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
Mary Gaskill | 67% | |||
Michael Gronstal | 67% | |||
Rita Hart | 67% | |||
Jack Hatch | 67% | |||
Rob Hogg | 67% | |||
IA | State House - 72 | Charles Isenhart | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 36 | Pam Jochum | Democratic | 67% |
Dan Kelley | 67% | |||
Mary Lundby | 67% | |||
IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | Democratic | 67% |
Pat Murphy | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | Democratic | 67% |
Amanda Ragan | 67% | |||
Kirsten Running-Marquardt | 67% | |||
Brian Schoenjahn | 67% | |||
Joe Seng | 67% | |||
Tom Shaw | 67% | |||
IA | State House - 59 | Sharon Steckman | Democratic | 67% |
Sally Stutsman | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | Republican | 67% |
Mary Jo Wilhelm | 67% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 63% | |||
Lisa Heddens | 63% | |||
Jerry Kearns | 63% | |||
IA | State House - 80 | Art Staed | Democratic | 63% |
Deborah Berry | 57% | |||
Helen Miller | 57% | |||
Dennis Cohoon | 56% | |||
Greg Heartsill | 56% | |||
IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | Democratic | 56% |
IA | Council Member - At-Large | Tyler Olson | Democratic | 56% |
Scott Ourth | 56% | |||
Larry Sheets | 56% | |||
Mark Smith | 56% | |||
Phyllis Thede | 56% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
Todd Prichard | 50% | |||
Steve Sodders | 50% | |||
Frank Wood | 50% | |||
Bruce Bearinger | 44% | |||
Chris Hall | 44% | |||
Curt Hanson | 44% | |||
IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | Democratic | 44% |
Anesa Kajtazovic | 44% | |||
IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | Democratic | 44% |
Jim Lykam | 44% | |||
Joe Riding | 44% | |||
Patti Ruff | 44% |