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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 44% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 44% |
Mimi Walters | 44% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 44% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 44% |
Lee Zeldin | 44% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 43% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 43% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 43% | |||
Rob Portman | 43% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 33% |
Mike Bishop | 33% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 33% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 33% |
Jim Cooper | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 33% |
Ander Crenshaw | 33% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 33% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 33% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 33% |
Renee Ellmers | 33% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 33% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 33% | |
Frank Guinta | 33% | |||
Jaime Herrera Beutler | 33% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 33% |
Lynn Jenkins | 33% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 33% |
Ron Kind | 33% | |||
John Mica | 33% | |||
Erik Paulsen | 33% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 33% | |||
Matt Salmon | 33% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 33% |
Steve Stivers | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 33% |
Fred Upton | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 33% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 33% |
Ed Whitfield | 33% | |||
Ted Yoho | 33% | |||
Roy Blunt | 28% | |||
Richard Burr | 28% | |||
Thad Cochran | 28% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 28% |
Jeff Flake | 28% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 28% | |||
Dean Heller | 28% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 28% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 44% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 44% |
Mimi Walters | 44% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 44% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 44% |
Lee Zeldin | 44% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 43% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 43% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 43% | |||
Rob Portman | 43% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 33% |
Mike Bishop | 33% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 33% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 33% |
Jim Cooper | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 33% |
Ander Crenshaw | 33% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 33% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 33% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 33% |
Renee Ellmers | 33% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 33% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 33% | |
Frank Guinta | 33% | |||
Jaime Herrera Beutler | 33% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 33% |
Lynn Jenkins | 33% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 33% |
Ron Kind | 33% | |||
John Mica | 33% | |||
Erik Paulsen | 33% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 33% | |||
Matt Salmon | 33% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 33% |
Steve Stivers | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 33% |
Fred Upton | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 33% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 33% |
Ed Whitfield | 33% | |||
Ted Yoho | 33% | |||
Roy Blunt | 28% | |||
Richard Burr | 28% | |||
Thad Cochran | 28% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 28% |
Jeff Flake | 28% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 28% | |||
Dean Heller | 28% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 28% |