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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 73% |
Cory Atkins | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 73% |
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 73% |
Robert DeLeo | 73% | |||
Christopher Donelan | 73% | |||
James Dwyer | 73% | |||
Mary Grant | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 73% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | Democratic | 73% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 73% |
Louis Kafka | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 73% |
Peter Koutoujian | 73% | |||
David Nangle | 73% | |||
Eugene O'Flaherty | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | Democratic | 73% |
Vincent Pedone | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 73% |
Christopher Speranzo | 73% | |||
Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 73% | |||
Joseph Wagner | 72% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 72% | |||
Brian Joyce | 72% | |||
Geraldo Alicea | 72% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 72% |
Michael Costello | 72% | |||
Linda Forry | 72% | |||
Gloria Fox | 72% | |||
Denis Guyer | 72% | |||
Michael Kane | 72% | |||
Peter Kocot | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 72% |
Charles Murphy | 72% | |||
Thomas Petrolati | 72% | |||
Tom Sannicandro | 72% | |||
Alice Wolf | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | Democratic | 71% |
Tom Conroy | 71% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 71% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 71% |
Jeffrey Sánchez | 71% | |||
Carlo Basile | 70% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 70% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 70% |
Jay Kaufman | 70% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 70% | |||
Anne Gobi | 70% | |||
James Miceli | 70% | |||
Angelo Scaccia | 70% | |||
Steven Baddour | 69% | |||
John Fernandes | 69% | |||
Theodore Speliotis | 69% | |||
Martha Walz | 69% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 68% | |||
Barbara L'Italien | 67% | |||
MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 66% |
Kevin Aguiar | 65% | |||
Susan Tucker | 65% | |||
Harriett Stanley | 64% | |||
Bill Bowles | 64% | |||
James Cantwell | 64% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 64% | |||
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 63% |
Richard Moore | 62% | |||
Linda Campbell | 59% | |||
David Torrisi | 59% | |||
Karyn Polito | 58% | |||
Jen Benson | 55% | |||
Jon Hecht | 55% | |||
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 55% |
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 55% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 52% |
Daniel Webster | 52% | |||
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 48% |
Bradford Hill | 48% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 45% | |||
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 45% |
Tim Madden | 45% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 45% |
Dennis Rosa | 45% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 45% | |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 44% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 44% | |
George Peterson, Jr. | 44% | |||
Lewis Evangelidis | 41% | |||
Richard Ross | 41% | |||
Robert Hargraves | 39% | |||
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 39% |
Michael Knapik | 38% | |||
Richard Tisei | 38% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 36% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 36% |
Elizabeth Poirier | 35% | |||
Jeff Perry | 32% | |||
Vinny deMacedo | 30% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 73% |
Cory Atkins | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 73% |
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 73% |
Robert DeLeo | 73% | |||
Christopher Donelan | 73% | |||
James Dwyer | 73% | |||
Mary Grant | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 73% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | D | 73% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 73% |
Louis Kafka | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 73% |
Peter Koutoujian | 73% | |||
David Nangle | 73% | |||
Eugene O'Flaherty | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | D | 73% |
Vincent Pedone | 73% | |||
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 73% |
Christopher Speranzo | 73% | |||
Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 73% | |||
Joseph Wagner | 72% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 72% | |||
Brian Joyce | 72% | |||
Geraldo Alicea | 72% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 72% |
Michael Costello | 72% | |||
Linda Forry | 72% | |||
Gloria Fox | 72% | |||
Denis Guyer | 72% | |||
Michael Kane | 72% | |||
Peter Kocot | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 72% |
Charles Murphy | 72% | |||
Thomas Petrolati | 72% | |||
Tom Sannicandro | 72% | |||
Alice Wolf | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | D | 71% |
Tom Conroy | 71% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | D | 71% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 71% |
Jeffrey Sánchez | 71% | |||
Carlo Basile | 70% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 70% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 70% |
Jay Kaufman | 70% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 70% | |||
Anne Gobi | 70% | |||
James Miceli | 70% | |||
Angelo Scaccia | 70% | |||
Steven Baddour | 69% | |||
John Fernandes | 69% | |||
Theodore Speliotis | 69% | |||
Martha Walz | 69% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 68% | |||
Barbara L'Italien | 67% | |||
MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 66% |
Kevin Aguiar | 65% | |||
Susan Tucker | 65% | |||
Harriett Stanley | 64% | |||
Bill Bowles | 64% | |||
James Cantwell | 64% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 64% | |||
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 63% |
Richard Moore | 62% | |||
Linda Campbell | 59% | |||
David Torrisi | 59% | |||
Karyn Polito | 58% | |||
Jen Benson | 55% | |||
Jon Hecht | 55% | |||
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 55% |
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 55% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 52% |
Daniel Webster | 52% | |||
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 48% |
Bradford Hill | 48% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 45% | |||
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 45% |
Tim Madden | 45% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 45% |
Dennis Rosa | 45% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 45% | |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 44% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 44% | |
George Peterson, Jr. | 44% | |||
Lewis Evangelidis | 41% | |||
Richard Ross | 41% | |||
Robert Hargraves | 39% | |||
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | R | 39% |
Michael Knapik | 38% | |||
Richard Tisei | 38% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 36% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | R | 36% |
Elizabeth Poirier | 35% | |||
Jeff Perry | 32% | |||
Vinny deMacedo | 30% |