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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MD | State Senate - 47 | Malcolm Augustine | Democratic | 18% |
Obie Patterson | 18% | |||
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 18% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | Democratic | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | Democratic | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | Democratic | 17% |
Ron Young | 17% | |||
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 16% |
MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | Democratic | 15% |
MD | State House - 8 | Harry Bhandari | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Harrison | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State House - 26 | Veronica Turner | Democratic | 13% |
Jay Walker | 13% | |||
Darryl Barnes | 12% | |||
MD | State Senate - 25 | Nick Charles II | Democratic | 12% |
MD | State House - 24 | Jazz Lewis | Democratic | 12% |
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | Democratic | 12% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mike Rogers | Democratic | 12% |
Delores Kelley | 9% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MD | State Senate - 47 | Malcolm Augustine | D | 18% |
Obie Patterson | 18% | |||
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | D | 18% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | D | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | D | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | D | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | D | 17% |
Ron Young | 17% | |||
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 17% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | D | 16% |
MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | D | 15% |
MD | State House - 8 | Harry Bhandari | D | 13% |
MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | D | 13% |
MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Harrison | D | 13% |
MD | State House - 26 | Veronica Turner | D | 13% |
Jay Walker | 13% | |||
Darryl Barnes | 12% | |||
MD | State Senate - 25 | Nick Charles II | D | 12% |
MD | State House - 24 | Jazz Lewis | D | 12% |
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | D | 12% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mike Rogers | D | 12% |
Delores Kelley | 9% |