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State Office Name Party Rating
Kevin Brady 60%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 60%
Mark Foley 60%
James McCrery III 60%
Spencer Bachus 59%
William Frist 59%
Doc Hastings 59%
James Rogan 59%
William Roth, Jr. 59%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 58%
John Hostettler 58%
Thad Cochran 57%
Thomas DeLay 57%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 57%
Orrin Hatch 57%
Todd Tiahrt 57%
Slade Gorton 56%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 56%
James Hansen 56%
Richard Pombo 56%
Pat Roberts 56%
John Sununu 56%
Richard Armey 55%
John Doolittle 55%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 55%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 55%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 55%
Roy Blunt 54%
Ben Campbell 54%
Mike Castle 54%
Randall Cunningham 54%
David Dreier 54%
John Mica 54%
Joe Pitts 54%
Deborah Pryce 54%
Jim Ryun 54%
Gordon Smith 54%
Ted Stevens 54%
Wesley Watkins 54%
David Weldon 54%
Michael Bilirakis 53%
Kit Bond 53%
Mary Bono Mack 53%
FL Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 53%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 53%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 53%
John Linder 53%
CO Commissioner - 2 Scott McInnis 53%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 53%
Gene Taylor 53%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 53%
Brian Bilbray 52%
Larry Combest 52%
Jim Gibbons 52%
William Goodling 52%
Pete King 52%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 52%
Marge Roukema 52%
E.G. Shuster 52%
William Thomas 52%
Richard Hugh Baker 51%
Dan Burton 51%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 51%
Jay Dickey 51%
Jennifer Dunn 51%
Vern Ehlers 51%
Jo Ann Emerson 51%
Terry Everett 51%
J. Dennis Hastert 51%
Ron Lewis 51%
Buck McKeon 51%
Edward Pease 51%
John Peterson 51%
John Edward Porter 51%
James Talent 51%
Fred Upton 51%
W. Curtis Weldon 51%
Bob Bennett 50%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 50%
Ed Bryant 50%
Herbert Callahan 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Thomas Ewing 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Robert Franks 50%
Asa Hutchinson 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
Ronald Packard 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 49%
Saxby Chambliss 49%
Gary Condit 49%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 49%
TX U.S. House - 12 Kay Granger Republican 49%
Jack Metcalf 49%
State Office Name Party Rating
Kevin Brady 60%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 60%
Mark Foley 60%
James McCrery III 60%
Spencer Bachus 59%
William Frist 59%
Doc Hastings 59%
James Rogan 59%
William Roth, Jr. 59%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 58%
John Hostettler 58%
Thad Cochran 57%
Thomas DeLay 57%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 57%
Orrin Hatch 57%
Todd Tiahrt 57%
Slade Gorton 56%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 56%
James Hansen 56%
Richard Pombo 56%
Pat Roberts 56%
John Sununu 56%
Richard Armey 55%
John Doolittle 55%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 55%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 55%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 55%
Roy Blunt 54%
Ben Campbell 54%
Mike Castle 54%
Randall Cunningham 54%
David Dreier 54%
John Mica 54%
Joe Pitts 54%
Deborah Pryce 54%
Jim Ryun 54%
Gordon Smith 54%
Ted Stevens 54%
Wesley Watkins 54%
David Weldon 54%
Michael Bilirakis 53%
Kit Bond 53%
Mary Bono Mack 53%
FL Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 53%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 53%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 53%
John Linder 53%
CO Commissioner - 2 Scott McInnis 53%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 53%
Gene Taylor 53%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 53%
Brian Bilbray 52%
Larry Combest 52%
Jim Gibbons 52%
William Goodling 52%
Pete King 52%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 52%
Marge Roukema 52%
E.G. Shuster 52%
William Thomas 52%
Richard Hugh Baker 51%
Dan Burton 51%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 51%
Jay Dickey 51%
Jennifer Dunn 51%
Vern Ehlers 51%
Jo Ann Emerson 51%
Terry Everett 51%
J. Dennis Hastert 51%
Ron Lewis 51%
Buck McKeon 51%
Edward Pease 51%
John Peterson 51%
John Edward Porter 51%
James Talent 51%
Fred Upton 51%
W. Curtis Weldon 51%
Bob Bennett 50%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 50%
Ed Bryant 50%
Herbert Callahan 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Thomas Ewing 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Robert Franks 50%
Asa Hutchinson 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
Ronald Packard 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 49%
Saxby Chambliss 49%
Gary Condit 49%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 49%
TX U.S. House - 12 Kay Granger R 49%
Jack Metcalf 49%
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