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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Kathy Afzali | 26% | |||
Curt Anderson | 85% | |||
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 0% |
Sam Arora | 100% | |||
John Astle | 65% | |||
Susan Aumann | 42% | |||
Charles Barkley | 88% | |||
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 92% |
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 86% |
MD | State Board of Education | Gail Bates | 9% | |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | Democratic | 88% |
Wendell Beitzel | 45% | |||
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 85% |
Liz Bobo | 98% | |||
John Bohanan, Jr. | 65% | |||
Joseph Boteler III | 17% | |||
Talmadge Branch | 81% | |||
Aisha Braveboy | 75% | |||
David Brinkley | 20% | |||
James Brochin | 88% | |||
Eric Bromwell | 75% | |||
Emmett Burns, Jr. | 75% | |||
Mike Busch | 81% | |||
Rudolph Cane | 80% | |||
MD | State House - 11B | Jon Cardin | Democratic | 97% |
Al Carr, Jr. | 94% | |||
MD | State Senate - 41 | Jill Carter | Democratic | 82% |
Galen Clagett | 86% | |||
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 93% |
John Cluster, Jr. | 19% | |||
Richard Colburn | 15% | |||
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
Joan Conway | 93% | |||
Norman Conway | 65% | |||
Bob Costa | 50% | |||
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 100% |
Ulysses Currie | 77% | |||
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 82% |
Steven DeBoy, Sr. | 84% | |||
Ed DeGrange, Sr. | 54% | |||
John Donoghue | 56% | |||
Kathleen Dumais | 92% | |||
Don Dwyer, Jr. | 19% | |||
Roy Dyson | 51% | |||
Addie Eckardt | 38% | |||
George Edwards | 32% | |||
Donald Elliott | 27% | |||
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 84% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 92% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 12% |
Jennie Forehand | 82% | |||
William Frank | 38% | |||
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Frick | 95% | |||
Brian Frosh | 99% | |||
Barbara Frush | 89% | |||
Ron George | 43% | |||
Joe Getty | 18% | |||
Jim Gilchrist | 91% | |||
Lisa Gladden | 88% | |||
Glen Glass | 12% | |||
Barry Glassman | 45% | |||
Cheryl Glenn | 84% | |||
Melony Griffith | 92% | |||
Ana Sol Gutierrez | 98% | |||
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 93% |
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio | 44% | |||
Peter Hammen | 84% | |||
Nina Harper | 83% | |||
Keith Haynes | 92% | |||
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
Sheila Hixson | 89% | |||
Patrick Hogan | 39% | |||
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
Michael Hough | 13% | |||
Carolyn Howard | 91% | |||
James Hubbard | 96% | |||
Tom Hucker | 99% | |||
Richard Impallaria | 17% | |||
MD | Council Member - 5 | Jolene Ivey | Democratic | 90% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 19% |
Nancy Jacobs | 8% | |||
MD | State Senate - 34 | Mary-Dulany James | Democratic | 50% |
Sally Jameson | 65% | |||
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 20% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 100% |
Verna Jones-Rodwell | 85% | |||
Wade Kach | 59% | |||
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 91% |
Edward Kasemeyer | 64% | |||
Delores Kelley | 81% | |||
MD | State Senate - 16 | Ariana Kelly | Democratic | 100% |
Kevin Kelly | 38% | |||
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 84% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | Republican | 50% |
Allan Kittleman | 16% | |||
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 61% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 89% |
Susan Krebs | 34% | |||
Steve Lafferty | 94% |