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State Office Name Party Rating
E.G. Shuster 50%
Norman Sisisky 28%
David Skaggs 15%
Joseph Skeen 35%
Ike Skelton 30%
Louise Slaughter 20%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 15%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 41%
Gordon Smith 45%
Lamar Smith 37%
Linda Smith 53%
Nick Smith 50%
Robert Smith 36%
Bob Smith 90%
Vincent Snowbarger 60%
Olympia Snowe 35%
Vic Snyder 20%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 59%
Mark Souder 64%
Arlen Specter 25%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 43%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
Debbie Stabenow 18%
Pete Stark 17%
Cliff Stearns 73%
Charles Stenholm 49%
Ted Stevens 37%
Louis Stokes 20%
Ted Strickland 23%
Bob Stump 65%
Bart Stupak 30%
John Sununu 45%
James Talent 58%
John Tanner 25%
Ellen Tauscher 18%
William Tauzin II 40%
Charles Taylor 47%
Gene Taylor 65%
Craig Thomas 68%
William Thomas 35%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 20%
Fred Thompson 70%
Mac Thornberry 55%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 50%
Karen Thurman 15%
Strom Thurmond 60%
Todd Tiahrt 63%
John Tierney 28%
Esteban Edward Torres 22%
Robert Torricelli 23%
Ed Towns 19%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
James Turner 28%
Fred Upton 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 28%
Bruce Vento 20%
Pete Visclosky 28%
James Walsh 33%
Zach Wamp 68%
John Warner 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 23%
Wesley Watkins 45%
Mel Watt 23%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 45%
Henry Waxman 25%
David Weldon 59%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Gerald Weller 33%
Paul Wellstone 23%
Robert Wexler 15%
Bob Weygand 37%
Rick White 30%
Ed Whitfield 44%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 40%
Bob Wise, Jr. 13%
State Office Name Party Rating
E.G. Shuster 50%
Norman Sisisky 28%
David Skaggs 15%
Joseph Skeen 35%
Ike Skelton 30%
Louise Slaughter 20%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 15%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 41%
Gordon Smith 45%
Lamar Smith 37%
Linda Smith 53%
Nick Smith 50%
Robert Smith 36%
Bob Smith 90%
Vincent Snowbarger 60%
Olympia Snowe 35%
Vic Snyder 20%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 59%
Mark Souder 64%
Arlen Specter 25%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 43%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
Debbie Stabenow 18%
Pete Stark 17%
Cliff Stearns 73%
Charles Stenholm 49%
Ted Stevens 37%
Louis Stokes 20%
Ted Strickland 23%
Bob Stump 65%
Bart Stupak 30%
John Sununu 45%
James Talent 58%
John Tanner 25%
Ellen Tauscher 18%
William Tauzin II 40%
Charles Taylor 47%
Gene Taylor 65%
Craig Thomas 68%
William Thomas 35%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 20%
Fred Thompson 70%
Mac Thornberry 55%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 50%
Karen Thurman 15%
Strom Thurmond 60%
Todd Tiahrt 63%
John Tierney 28%
Esteban Edward Torres 22%
Robert Torricelli 23%
Ed Towns 19%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
James Turner 28%
Fred Upton 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 28%
Bruce Vento 20%
Pete Visclosky 28%
James Walsh 33%
Zach Wamp 68%
John Warner 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 23%
Wesley Watkins 45%
Mel Watt 23%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 45%
Henry Waxman 25%
David Weldon 59%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Gerald Weller 33%
Paul Wellstone 23%
Robert Wexler 15%
Bob Weygand 37%
Rick White 30%
Ed Whitfield 44%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 40%
Bob Wise, Jr. 13%
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