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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Jim Metzen | 93% | |||
Geoff Michel | 20% | |||
William Morgan | 94% | |||
Terence Morrow | 100% | |||
Mee Moua | 93% | |||
Joe Mullery | 100% | |||
Mark Murdock | 44% | |||
Mary Murphy | 94% | |||
Steve Murphy | 87% | |||
Bud Nornes | 44% | |||
Mike Obermueller | 88% | |||
David Olin | 100% | |||
Rick Olseen | 87% | |||
Gen Olson | 46% | |||
Mary Olson | 86% | |||
Julianne Ortman | 14% | |||
Mary Otremba | 88% | |||
Patricia Pariseau | 43% | |||
Michael Parry | 21% | |||
Michael Paymar | 94% | |||
Joyce Peppin | 13% | |||
John Persell | 100% | |||
Sandra Peterson | 94% | |||
Lawrence Pogemiller | 100% | |||
Jeanne Poppe | 88% | |||
Prettner Solon | 80% | |||
Roger Reinert | 94% | |||
Claire Robling | 33% | |||
Julie Rosen | 36% | |||
Paul Rosenthal | 88% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | 67% | |
Sandy Rummel | 87% | |||
Maria Ruud | 88% | |||
Brita Sailer | 100% | |||
Kathy Saltzman | 80% | |||
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 31% | |
Tom Saxhaug | 93% | |||
Bev Scalze | 88% | |||
Linda Scheid | 93% | |||
Marty Seifert | 19% | |||
David Senjem | 21% | |||
Anthony Sertich | 94% | |||
Daniel Severson | 27% | |||
Kathy Sheran | 93% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 1 | Ron Shimanski | 19% | |
Rod Skoe | 93% | |||
Dan Skogen | 87% | |||
Nora Slawik | 100% | |||
Linda Slocum | 94% | |||
Steve Smith | 75% | |||
Loren Solberg | 94% | |||
Dan Sparks | 85% | |||
Phillip Sterner | 81% | |||
LeRoy Stumpf | 93% | |||
Marsha Swails | 93% | |||
Cy Thao | 88% | |||
Tom Tillberry | 100% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 85% | |||
Patricia Torres Ray | 92% | |||
Ray Vandeveer | 23% | |||
James Vickerman | 100% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 100% | |||
John Ward | 100% | |||
Andy Welti | 81% | |||
Charles Wiger | 100% | |||
Ryan Winkler | 100% | |||
Kurt Zellers | 40% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 81% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 81% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 80% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 57% |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 19% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 44% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 38% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 6% |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 8% |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 47% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 43% |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 23% |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 29% |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 38% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Metzen | 93% | |||
Geoff Michel | 20% | |||
William Morgan | 94% | |||
Terence Morrow | 100% | |||
Mee Moua | 93% | |||
Joe Mullery | 100% | |||
Mark Murdock | 44% | |||
Mary Murphy | 94% | |||
Steve Murphy | 87% | |||
Bud Nornes | 44% | |||
Mike Obermueller | 88% | |||
David Olin | 100% | |||
Rick Olseen | 87% | |||
Gen Olson | 46% | |||
Mary Olson | 86% | |||
Julianne Ortman | 14% | |||
Mary Otremba | 88% | |||
Patricia Pariseau | 43% | |||
Michael Parry | 21% | |||
Michael Paymar | 94% | |||
Joyce Peppin | 13% | |||
John Persell | 100% | |||
Sandra Peterson | 94% | |||
Lawrence Pogemiller | 100% | |||
Jeanne Poppe | 88% | |||
Prettner Solon | 80% | |||
Roger Reinert | 94% | |||
Claire Robling | 33% | |||
Julie Rosen | 36% | |||
Paul Rosenthal | 88% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | 67% | |
Sandy Rummel | 87% | |||
Maria Ruud | 88% | |||
Brita Sailer | 100% | |||
Kathy Saltzman | 80% | |||
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 31% | |
Tom Saxhaug | 93% | |||
Bev Scalze | 88% | |||
Linda Scheid | 93% | |||
Marty Seifert | 19% | |||
David Senjem | 21% | |||
Anthony Sertich | 94% | |||
Daniel Severson | 27% | |||
Kathy Sheran | 93% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 1 | Ron Shimanski | 19% | |
Rod Skoe | 93% | |||
Dan Skogen | 87% | |||
Nora Slawik | 100% | |||
Linda Slocum | 94% | |||
Steve Smith | 75% | |||
Loren Solberg | 94% | |||
Dan Sparks | 85% | |||
Phillip Sterner | 81% | |||
LeRoy Stumpf | 93% | |||
Marsha Swails | 93% | |||
Cy Thao | 88% | |||
Tom Tillberry | 100% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 85% | |||
Patricia Torres Ray | 92% | |||
Ray Vandeveer | 23% | |||
James Vickerman | 100% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 100% | |||
John Ward | 100% | |||
Andy Welti | 81% | |||
Charles Wiger | 100% | |||
Ryan Winkler | 100% | |||
Kurt Zellers | 40% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 93% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 94% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 94% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 81% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | 92% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | 100% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | DFL | 81% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | 88% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | 93% |
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | DFL | 93% |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | DFL | 100% |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 80% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 57% |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | 19% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 44% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 38% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 6% |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 8% |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 47% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 43% |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | R | 23% |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | R | 29% |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | 38% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | 50% |