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State Office Name Party Rating
Nick Rahall II 40%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 33%
Wayne Allard 33%
John Ashcroft 33%
Henry Scott Baesler 33%
Bob Bennett 33%
Joe Biden, Jr. 33%
Kit Bond 33%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
Sam Brownback 33%
Conrad Burns 33%
Robert Byrd 33%
Ben Campbell 33%
Mike Castle 33%
Dan Coats 33%
Thad Cochran 33%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 33%
Gary Condit 33%
Kent Conrad 33%
Paul Coverdell 33%
Larry Craig 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
Alfonse D'Amato 33%
Patsy Ann Danner 33%
Thomas Daschle 33%
James Davis 33%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 33%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 33%
Byron Dorgan 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
Vern Ehlers 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
Bob Etheridge 33%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 33%
Wendell Ford 33%
Robert Franks 33%
William Frist 33%
Wayne Gilchrest 33%
Bart Gordon 33%
Slade Gorton 33%
William Phillip Gramm 33%
Rodney Grams 33%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Charles Hagel 33%
Lee Hamilton 33%
Orrin Hatch 33%
Jesse Helms 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
Ernest Hollings 33%
Kay Hutchison 33%
Jim Inhofe 33%
James Merrill Jeffords 33%
Christopher John 33%
Jay Johnson 33%
Nancy Johnson 33%
Timothy Johnson 33%
Dirk Kempthorne 33%
Jon Kyl 33%
Nicholas Lampson 33%
Joe Lieberman 33%
Trent Lott, Sr. 33%
Dick Lugar 33%
Connie Mack 33%
James Maloney 33%
Thomas Manton 33%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 33%
Alan Mollohan 33%
Jim Moran, Jr. 33%
Frank Murkowski 33%
Jack Murtha 33%
Don Nickles 33%
Ron Paul 33%
Glenn Poshard 33%
James Ramstad 33%
Harry Reid 33%
Silvestre Reyes 33%
Pat Roberts 33%
Timothy Roemer 33%
William Roth, Jr. 33%
Marge Roukema 33%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 33%
Rick Santorum 33%
Jeff Sessions III 33%
John Shadegg 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 33%
Norman Sisisky 33%
Gordon Smith 33%
Bob Smith 33%
Olympia Snowe 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Ted Stevens 33%
Strom Thurmond 33%
James Turner 33%
John Warner 33%
Willie Hefner 25%
William Thomas 25%
Steve Buyer 20%
Robert Clement 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
Nick Rahall II 40%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 33%
Wayne Allard 33%
John Ashcroft 33%
Henry Scott Baesler 33%
Bob Bennett 33%
Joe Biden, Jr. 33%
Kit Bond 33%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
Sam Brownback 33%
Conrad Burns 33%
Robert Byrd 33%
Ben Campbell 33%
Mike Castle 33%
Dan Coats 33%
Thad Cochran 33%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 33%
Gary Condit 33%
Kent Conrad 33%
Paul Coverdell 33%
Larry Craig 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
Alfonse D'Amato 33%
Patsy Ann Danner 33%
Thomas Daschle 33%
James Davis 33%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 33%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 33%
Byron Dorgan 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
Vern Ehlers 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
Bob Etheridge 33%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 33%
Wendell Ford 33%
Robert Franks 33%
William Frist 33%
Wayne Gilchrest 33%
Bart Gordon 33%
Slade Gorton 33%
William Phillip Gramm 33%
Rodney Grams 33%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Charles Hagel 33%
Lee Hamilton 33%
Orrin Hatch 33%
Jesse Helms 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
Ernest Hollings 33%
Kay Hutchison 33%
Jim Inhofe 33%
James Merrill Jeffords 33%
Christopher John 33%
Jay Johnson 33%
Nancy Johnson 33%
Timothy Johnson 33%
Dirk Kempthorne 33%
Jon Kyl 33%
Nicholas Lampson 33%
Joe Lieberman 33%
Trent Lott, Sr. 33%
Dick Lugar 33%
Connie Mack 33%
James Maloney 33%
Thomas Manton 33%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 33%
Alan Mollohan 33%
Jim Moran, Jr. 33%
Frank Murkowski 33%
Jack Murtha 33%
Don Nickles 33%
Ron Paul 33%
Glenn Poshard 33%
James Ramstad 33%
Harry Reid 33%
Silvestre Reyes 33%
Pat Roberts 33%
Timothy Roemer 33%
William Roth, Jr. 33%
Marge Roukema 33%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 33%
Rick Santorum 33%
Jeff Sessions III 33%
John Shadegg 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 33%
Norman Sisisky 33%
Gordon Smith 33%
Bob Smith 33%
Olympia Snowe 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Ted Stevens 33%
Strom Thurmond 33%
James Turner 33%
John Warner 33%
Willie Hefner 25%
William Thomas 25%
Steve Buyer 20%
Robert Clement 20%
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