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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Thomas Wyss | 93% | |||
IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | Republican | 88% |
Beverly Gard | 88% | |||
Randy Head | 88% | |||
Brandt Hershman | 88% | |||
Sue Landske | 88% | |||
Connie Lawson | 88% | |||
Karlene McDowell | 88% | |||
Jim Merritt, Jr. | 88% | |||
Patricia Miller | 88% | |||
IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | Republican | 88% |
Allen Paul | 88% | |||
IN | State Senate - 35 | Michael Young | Republican | 88% |
Richard Bray | 86% | |||
Mike Delph | 86% | |||
IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 86% |
Brent Waltz | 86% | |||
Joseph Zakas | 86% | |||
IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 85% |
Daniel Leonard | 85% | |||
Tom Knollman | 84% | |||
Phil Boots | 83% | |||
Brian Bosma | 83% | |||
IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | Republican | 83% |
IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | Republican | 83% |
David Long | 83% | |||
Johnny Nugent | 83% | |||
Milo Smith | 83% | |||
Marlin Stutzman | 83% | |||
William Friend | 82% | |||
IN | State House - 39 | Gerald Torr | Republican | 82% |
IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | Republican | 81% |
Gary Dillon | 81% | |||
IN | State House - 34 | Sue Errington | Democratic | 81% |
Scott Schneider | 81% | |||
Carlin Yoder | 81% | |||
Randy Borror | 80% | |||
Timothy Brown | 80% | |||
Woody Burton | 80% | |||
IN | State House - 53 | Bob Cherry | Republican | 80% |
Bill Davis | 80% | |||
Cleo Duncan | 80% | |||
Sean Eberhart | 80% | |||
Ralph Foley | 80% | |||
Cindy Noe | 80% | |||
Kathy Richardson | 80% | |||
IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 80% |
John Broden | 79% | |||
Dennis Kruse | 79% | |||
Timothy Neese | 79% | |||
Brent Steele | 79% | |||
IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | 79% |
IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 78% |
IN | Lieutenant Governor | Suzanne Crouch | Republican | 78% |
David Frizzell | 78% | |||
Douglas Gutwein | 78% | |||
Phillip Hinkle | 78% | |||
Phyllis Pond | 78% | |||
Randy Truitt | 78% | |||
IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | Republican | 76% |
Jacqueline Clements | 76% | |||
Jeffrey Espich | 76% | |||
Luke Kenley | 76% | |||
IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | Republican | 76% |
IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | 76% |
Richard McClain | 76% | |||
William Ruppel | 76% | |||
IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 76% |
IN | State Senate - 48 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 75% |
Matthew Bell | 74% | |||
Michael Murphy | 74% | |||
P. Eric Turner | 74% | |||
Wes Culver | 73% | |||
Tom Dermody | 73% | |||
Richard Dodge | 73% | |||
Donald Lehe | 73% | |||
L. Jack Lutz | 73% | |||
John Waterman | 73% | |||
David Yarde II | 73% | |||
David Wolkins | 72% | |||
IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | 71% |
Tom Saunders | 71% | |||
IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 71% |
Jackie Walorski | 71% | |||
Earline Rogers | 69% | |||
IN | State Senate - 33 | Greg Taylor | Democratic | 69% |
Jim Arnold | 67% | |||
Jean Breaux | 67% | |||
Vi Simpson | 67% | |||
Karen Tallian | 67% | |||
IN | State Senate - 2 | Lonnie Randolph, Jr. | Democratic | 66% |
Lindel Hume | 64% | |||
Tim Lanane | 64% | |||
Bob Deig | 62% | |||
James Lewis, Jr. | 62% | |||
Phillip Pflum | 62% | |||
IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | Democratic | 61% |
IN | State House - 80 | Phil GiaQuinta | Democratic | 61% |
Frank Mrvan, Jr. | 60% | |||
Connie Weigleb Sipes | 60% |