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State Office Name Party Rating
Gene Green 62%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 62%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 62%
John LaFalce 62%
Jerry Lewis 62%
Silvestre Reyes 62%
Ted Strickland 62%
Pete Visclosky 62%
Byron Dorgan 60%
Rick Boucher 50%
Ben Campbell 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Paul Coverdell 50%
James Davis 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Robert Franks 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Slade Gorton 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Ronald Klink 50%
Rick Lazio 50%
John McCain III 50%
Dan Miller 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
William Thomas 50%
Bob Wise, Jr. 50%
Steve LaTourette 43%
John Edward Porter 43%
Bob Bennett 40%
Kent Conrad 40%
Kay Hutchison 40%
John Warner 40%
James Barcia 38%
Charlie Bass 38%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 38%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 38%
Patsy Ann Danner 38%
Thomas Davis III 38%
Chet Edwards 38%
Philip English 38%
Bob Etheridge 38%
Tillie Fowler 38%
John Ganske 38%
Porter Goss 38%
Kay Granger 38%
Joseph Knollenberg 38%
James McCrery III 38%
David Minge 38%
Jack Murtha 38%
Earl Pomeroy 38%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 38%
Jim Saxton 38%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 38%
Norman Sisisky 38%
Bart Stupak 38%
James Traficant, Jr. 38%
Conrad Burns 33%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 33%
William Frist 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Orrin Hatch 33%
Ernest Hollings 33%
Dick Lugar 33%
Connie Mack 33%
Frank Murkowski 33%
Rick Santorum 33%
Gordon Smith 33%
Craig Thomas 33%
Fred Thompson 33%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 29%
Heather Wilson 29%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 25%
Mary Bono Mack 25%
Dave Camp 25%
John Cooksey 25%
Jerry Costello 25%
Christopher Cox 25%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 25%
David Dreier 25%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 25%
Bart Gordon 25%
Tony Hall 25%
Christopher John 25%
Frank LoBiondo 25%
Frank Mascara 25%
Bill McCollum 25%
Owen Pickett 25%
Jack Quinn 25%
Ralph Regula 25%
Timothy Roemer 25%
John Spratt, Jr. 25%
Fred Upton 25%
Gerald Weller 25%
State Office Name Party Rating
Gene Green 62%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 62%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 62%
John LaFalce 62%
Jerry Lewis 62%
Silvestre Reyes 62%
Ted Strickland 62%
Pete Visclosky 62%
Byron Dorgan 60%
Rick Boucher 50%
Ben Campbell 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Paul Coverdell 50%
James Davis 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Robert Franks 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Slade Gorton 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Ronald Klink 50%
Rick Lazio 50%
John McCain III 50%
Dan Miller 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
William Thomas 50%
Bob Wise, Jr. 50%
Steve LaTourette 43%
John Edward Porter 43%
Bob Bennett 40%
Kent Conrad 40%
Kay Hutchison 40%
John Warner 40%
James Barcia 38%
Charlie Bass 38%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 38%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 38%
Patsy Ann Danner 38%
Thomas Davis III 38%
Chet Edwards 38%
Philip English 38%
Bob Etheridge 38%
Tillie Fowler 38%
John Ganske 38%
Porter Goss 38%
Kay Granger 38%
Joseph Knollenberg 38%
James McCrery III 38%
David Minge 38%
Jack Murtha 38%
Earl Pomeroy 38%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 38%
Jim Saxton 38%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 38%
Norman Sisisky 38%
Bart Stupak 38%
James Traficant, Jr. 38%
Conrad Burns 33%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 33%
William Frist 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Orrin Hatch 33%
Ernest Hollings 33%
Dick Lugar 33%
Connie Mack 33%
Frank Murkowski 33%
Rick Santorum 33%
Gordon Smith 33%
Craig Thomas 33%
Fred Thompson 33%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 29%
Heather Wilson 29%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 25%
Mary Bono Mack 25%
Dave Camp 25%
John Cooksey 25%
Jerry Costello 25%
Christopher Cox 25%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 25%
David Dreier 25%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 25%
Bart Gordon 25%
Tony Hall 25%
Christopher John 25%
Frank LoBiondo 25%
Frank Mascara 25%
Bill McCollum 25%
Owen Pickett 25%
Jack Quinn 25%
Ralph Regula 25%
Timothy Roemer 25%
John Spratt, Jr. 25%
Fred Upton 25%
Gerald Weller 25%
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