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State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 62%
Dave Obey 62%
Debbie Stabenow 62%
Bart Stupak 62%
John Edwards 60%
Ernest Hollings 60%
Gene Green 58%
Michael McNulty 58%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 56%
Judy Biggert 54%
Mike Castle 54%
John Cooksey 54%
James Davis 54%
James Kolbe 54%
James Maloney 54%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 54%
Earl Pomeroy 54%
Nick Rahall II 54%
Silvestre Reyes 54%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 54%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Ben Campbell 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
Larry Craig 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Slade Gorton 50%
Judd Gregg 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Patrick Moynihan 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
James Barcia 46%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 46%
Henry Bonilla 46%
Mark Foley 46%
Benjamin Gilman 46%
Pete Hoekstra 46%
Stephen Horn 46%
Nancy Johnson 46%
Steven Kuykendall 46%
Steve LaTourette 46%
James Leach 46%
Robert William Ney 46%
Edward Pease 46%
Christopher Shays 46%
John Tanner 46%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 45%
Joe Scarborough 45%
Dave Camp 42%
Alan Mollohan 42%
Evan Bayh 40%
George Voinovich 40%
Charlie Bass 38%
Mary Bono Mack 38%
Leonard Boswell 38%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 38%
Richard Burr 38%
Howard Coble 38%
Gary Condit 38%
John Doolittle 38%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 38%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 38%
Philip English 38%
Bob Etheridge 38%
Michael Patrick Forbes 38%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 38%
Baron Hill 38%
John Hostettler 38%
Sue Kelly 38%
Don Manzullo 38%
Dan Miller 38%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 38%
Doug Ose 38%
Richard Pombo 38%
Timothy Roemer 38%
Joseph Skeen 38%
John Spratt, Jr. 38%
Mac Thornberry 38%
Pat Toomey 38%
Heather Wilson 38%
John Breaux 33%
Sam Brownback 33%
Jim Bunning 33%
Conrad Burns 33%
Robert Byrd 33%
Kent Conrad 33%
Paul Coverdell 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 33%
William Phillip Gramm 33%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 33%
Jesse Helms 33%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 33%
Kay Hutchison 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 62%
Dave Obey 62%
Debbie Stabenow 62%
Bart Stupak 62%
John Edwards 60%
Ernest Hollings 60%
Gene Green 58%
Michael McNulty 58%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 56%
Judy Biggert 54%
Mike Castle 54%
John Cooksey 54%
James Davis 54%
James Kolbe 54%
James Maloney 54%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 54%
Earl Pomeroy 54%
Nick Rahall II 54%
Silvestre Reyes 54%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 54%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Ben Campbell 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50%
Larry Craig 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Slade Gorton 50%
Judd Gregg 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Patrick Moynihan 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
James Barcia 46%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 46%
Henry Bonilla 46%
Mark Foley 46%
Benjamin Gilman 46%
Pete Hoekstra 46%
Stephen Horn 46%
Nancy Johnson 46%
Steven Kuykendall 46%
Steve LaTourette 46%
James Leach 46%
Robert William Ney 46%
Edward Pease 46%
Christopher Shays 46%
John Tanner 46%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 45%
Joe Scarborough 45%
Dave Camp 42%
Alan Mollohan 42%
Evan Bayh 40%
George Voinovich 40%
Charlie Bass 38%
Mary Bono Mack 38%
Leonard Boswell 38%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 38%
Richard Burr 38%
Howard Coble 38%
Gary Condit 38%
John Doolittle 38%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 38%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 38%
Philip English 38%
Bob Etheridge 38%
Michael Patrick Forbes 38%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 38%
Baron Hill 38%
John Hostettler 38%
Sue Kelly 38%
Don Manzullo 38%
Dan Miller 38%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 38%
Doug Ose 38%
Richard Pombo 38%
Timothy Roemer 38%
Joseph Skeen 38%
John Spratt, Jr. 38%
Mac Thornberry 38%
Pat Toomey 38%
Heather Wilson 38%
John Breaux 33%
Sam Brownback 33%
Jim Bunning 33%
Conrad Burns 33%
Robert Byrd 33%
Kent Conrad 33%
Paul Coverdell 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 33%
William Phillip Gramm 33%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 33%
Jesse Helms 33%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 33%
Kay Hutchison 33%
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