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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Humphries | 89% | |||
| Graham Hunt | 89% | |||
| Caleb Jones | 89% | |||
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Shannon Jones | 89% | |
| Sally Kern | 89% | |||
| Alice Kerr | 89% | |||
| Bill Kintner | 89% | |||
| Mike Leara | 89% | |||
| Ernie Leidiger | 89% | |||
| TN | State House - 78 | Mary Littleton | Republican | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 89% |
| Mark Moores | 89% | |||
| Chuck Morse | 89% | |||
| Jack Murphy | 89% | |||
| Jim Newberger | 89% | |||
| Larry Obhof, Jr. | 89% | |||
| OH | State House - 48 | Scott Oelslager | Republican | 89% |
| Mike Parson | 89% | |||
| Joyce Peppin | 89% | |||
| OH | State House - 91 | Bob Peterson | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State House - 36 | Dennis Powers | Republican | 89% |
| MN | State Senate - 54 | Eric Pratt | Republican | 89% |
| Cindy Pugh | 89% | |||
| Marie Rader | 89% | |||
| MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | Republican | 89% |
| Dale Righter | 89% | |||
| Maria Rodriguez-Gregg | 89% | |||
| Courtney Rogers | 89% | |||
| OH | State Senate - 20 | Tim Schaffer | Republican | 89% |
| Adam Schroadter | 89% | |||
| Kelly Schulz | 89% | |||
| William Seitz | 89% | |||
| Dan Seum | 89% | |||
| Frank Simpson | 89% | |||
| Sam Slom | 89% | |||
| Mike Smigiel, Sr. | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 89% |
| Ed Sullivan, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Damon Thayer | 89% | |||
| Lindsey Tippins | 89% | |||
| TN | State House - 31 | Ron Travis | Republican | 89% |
| Mike Turner | 89% | |||
| Joe Uecker | 89% | |||
| Jay Wasson | 89% | |||
| Whitney Westerfield | 89% | |||
| Bill White | 89% | |||
| Christopher Widener | 89% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | Republican | 89% |
| Timothy Wirgau | 89% | |||
| David Wolfe | 89% | |||
| Kelby Woodard | 89% | |||
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Thad Altman | Republican | 88% |
| Thomas Apodaca | 88% | |||
| NC | State House - 69 | Dean Arp, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| Michael Beard | 88% | |||
| Timothy Begalka | 88% | |||
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | Republican | 88% |
| GA | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charlie Bethel | 88% | |
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | Republican | 88% |
| Robert Bradley | 88% | |||
| Cliff Branan | 88% | |||
| Jeff Brandes | 88% | |||
| Clyde Brawley | 88% | |||
| Bill Brawley, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Corey Brooks | 88% | |||
| Bill Brown | 88% | |||
| Rob Bryan III | 88% | |||
| Justin Burr | 88% | |||
| AL | State House - 48 | Jim Carns | Republican | 88% |
| Debra Conrad | 88% | |||
| Bill Cook | 88% | |||
| Tim Couch | 88% | |||
| Jarrod Crockett | 88% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 88% |