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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IA | State House - 34 | Ako Abdul-Samad | Democratic | 67% |
Bill Anderson | 43% | |||
Marti Anderson | 78% | |||
Robert Bacon | 67% | |||
Chip Baltimore | 67% | |||
Clel Baudler | 67% | |||
Bruce Bearinger | 67% | |||
Jerry Behn | 29% | |||
Deborah Berry | 56% | |||
Rick Bertrand | 29% | |||
Joseph Bolkcom | 86% | |||
Tod Bowman | 86% | |||
Mark Brandenburg | 67% | |||
Chris Brase | 86% | |||
Michael Breitbach | 29% | |||
Josh Byrnes | 56% | |||
Jake Chapman | 29% | |||
Mark Chelgren | 43% | |||
Dennis Cohoon | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | Republican | 67% |
Thomas Courtney | 86% | |||
Peter Cownie | 67% | |||
Jeff Danielson | 86% | |||
David Dawson | 44% | |||
Dick Dearden | 86% | |||
IA | State House - 51 | Dave Deyoe | Republican | 67% |
Bill Dix | 43% | |||
Cecil Dolecheck | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
Jack Drake | 67% | |||
Nancy Dunkel | 67% | |||
Robert Dvorsky | 86% | |||
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 29% |
IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | Republican | 67% |
IA | State House - 44 | John Forbes | Democratic | 67% |
Greg Forristall | 67% | |||
IA | State House - 24 | Joel Fry | Republican | 56% |
IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | Democratic | 78% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | Republican | 43% |
Mary Gaskill | 78% | |||
Tedd Gassman | 67% | |||
IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | Republican | 67% |
Michael Gronstal | 86% | |||
IA | State House - 22 | Stan Gustafson | Republican | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 29% |
Chris Hagenow | 67% | |||
Chris Hall | 67% | |||
Curt Hanson | 67% | |||
Mary Ann Hanusa | 67% | |||
Rita Hart | 86% | |||
Greg Heartsill | 67% | |||
David Heaton | 67% | |||
Lisa Heddens | 78% | |||
Lee Hein | 67% | |||
Jake Highfill | 67% | |||
Rob Hogg | 86% | |||
Wally Horn | 86% | |||
Bruce Hunter | 78% | |||
Daniel Huseman | 67% | |||
IA | State House - 72 | Charles Isenhart | Democratic | 78% |
IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 36 | Pam Jochum | Democratic | 86% |
David Johnson | 29% | |||
Ron Jorgensen | 67% | |||
Anesa Kajtazovic | 78% | |||
Tim Kapucian | 43% | |||
IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 67% |
Jerry Kearns | 78% | |||
Dan Kelley | 67% | |||
Jarad Klein | 67% | |||
Kevin Koester | 67% | |||
IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | Democratic | 67% |
John Landon | 67% | |||
Vicki Lensing | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | Republican | 67% |
Daniel Lundby | 67% | |||
Jim Lykam | 67% | |||
Mary Mascher | 78% | |||
Liz Mathis | 86% | |||
David Maxwell | 67% | |||
IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | Democratic | 86% |
IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | Democratic | 67% |
Helen Miller | 56% | |||
Linda Miller | 67% | |||
Brian Moore | 56% | |||
Pat Murphy | 78% | |||
Jo Oldson | 78% | |||
IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | Democratic | 67% |
Steven Olson | 67% | |||
IA | Council Member - At-Large | Tyler Olson | Democratic | 78% |
Scott Ourth | 78% | |||
Kraig Paulsen | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | Democratic | 86% |
Dawn Pettengill | 67% | |||
Todd Prichard | 67% | |||
IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | Democratic | 86% |
Amanda Ragan | 86% | |||
Henry Rayhons | 67% | |||
Joe Riding | 67% | |||
Walt Rogers | 67% |