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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 69% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 69% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 68% |
| Michael Burgess | 68% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 68% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 67% |
| Jerry Carl | 67% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 67% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 67% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 67% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 67% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 66% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 66% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 64% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 64% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 64% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 63% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 63% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 63% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | Republican | 63% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | Republican | 63% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 63% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 63% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | Republican | 63% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 63% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | Republican | 62% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 61% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | Republican | 60% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 60% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 60% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 60% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 60% |
| Doug Lamborn | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 60% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 60% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 60% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 60% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 59% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 59% |
| Bill Johnson | 59% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 59% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 57% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 57% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 57% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 57% |
| Tony Gonzales | 57% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 57% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 57% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 57% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 57% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 57% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 57% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 57% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 57% |
| Chris Stewart | 57% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 57% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 57% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 56% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 55% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 55% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | Republican | 55% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 55% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 54% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 53% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 53% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 53% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 53% |
| Drew Ferguson | 53% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 53% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 53% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 53% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 53% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 53% |
| FL | U.S. House - 15 | Laurel Lee | Republican | 53% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 53% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 53% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 53% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 53% |
| Mike Gallagher | 52% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 52% |
| Patrick McHenry | 52% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 52% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 52% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 52% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 50% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 50% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 50% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | Republican | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 69% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 69% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 68% |
| Michael Burgess | 68% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 68% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 67% |
| Jerry Carl | 67% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 67% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 67% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 67% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 67% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 66% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 66% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 64% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 64% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 64% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 63% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 63% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 63% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | R | 63% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | R | 63% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | R | 63% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 63% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | R | 63% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 63% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | R | 62% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 61% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | R | 60% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 60% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 60% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 60% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 60% |
| Doug Lamborn | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 60% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 60% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 60% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 60% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 59% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 59% |
| Bill Johnson | 59% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 59% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 57% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 57% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 57% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 57% |
| Tony Gonzales | 57% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 57% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 57% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 57% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 57% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 57% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 57% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 57% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 57% |
| Chris Stewart | 57% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 57% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 57% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 56% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 55% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 55% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | R | 55% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 55% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 54% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 53% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 53% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 53% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 53% |
| Drew Ferguson | 53% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 53% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 53% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 53% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 53% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 53% |
| FL | U.S. House - 15 | Laurel Lee | R | 53% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 53% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 53% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 53% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 53% |
| Mike Gallagher | 52% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 52% |
| Patrick McHenry | 52% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 52% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 52% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 52% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 50% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 50% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 50% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | R | 50% |