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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 7% |
| Steve Stivers | 7% | |||
| Van Taylor | 7% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 7% | |||
| Ron Wright | 7% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 6% |
| Roy Blunt | 6% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 6% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 6% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 6% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 6% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 6% |
| David McKinley | 6% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 6% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 6% |
| John Shimkus | 6% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 6% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Enzi | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Gallagher | 5% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 5% |
| Kay Granger | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 5% |
| Jim Inhofe | 5% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 5% |
| Tom Marino | 5% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 5% | |||
| Bill Posey | 5% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Pat Toomey | 5% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 4% |
| Chris Collins | 4% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 4% | |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 4% |
| Drew Ferguson | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 4% |
| Louie Gohmert | 4% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 4% |
| Fred Keller | 4% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 4% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 4% |
| Steve King | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 4% |
| Paul Mitchell | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 4% |
| Martha Roby | 4% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 4% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 4% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 4% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 4% |
| Rob Woodall | 4% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 7% |
| Steve Stivers | 7% | |||
| Van Taylor | 7% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 7% | |||
| Ron Wright | 7% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 6% |
| Roy Blunt | 6% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 6% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 6% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 6% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 6% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 6% |
| David McKinley | 6% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 6% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 6% |
| John Shimkus | 6% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 6% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 5% |
| Mike Enzi | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 5% |
| Mike Gallagher | 5% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 5% |
| Kay Granger | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 5% |
| Jim Inhofe | 5% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 5% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 5% |
| Tom Marino | 5% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 5% | |||
| Bill Posey | 5% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Pat Toomey | 5% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 4% |
| Chris Collins | 4% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 4% | |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 4% |
| Drew Ferguson | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 4% |
| Louie Gohmert | 4% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 4% |
| Fred Keller | 4% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 4% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 4% |
| Steve King | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 4% |
| Paul Mitchell | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 4% |
| Martha Roby | 4% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 4% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 4% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 4% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 4% |
| Rob Woodall | 4% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 3% |