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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Ryun 60%
Mark Souder 60%
David Weldon 60%
Donald Young 60%
Richard Hugh Baker 58%
Michael Bilirakis 58%
Mike Enzi 58%
William Goodling 58%
Lindsey Graham 58%
James Hansen 58%
Kay Hutchison 58%
Tom Petri 58%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 58%
James Talent 58%
Ed Whitfield 58%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 56%
Pete King 56%
John Linder 56%
Spencer Bachus 55%
Henry Bonilla 55%
Jim Bunning 55%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 55%
Larry Combest 55%
Barbara Cubin 55%
Gilbert Gutknecht 55%
Asa Hutchinson 55%
Bill McCollum 55%
Dan Miller 55%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 55%
Edward Pease 55%
Joe Pitts 55%
Richard Shelby 55%
Fred Thompson 55%
James Traficant, Jr. 55%
Wesley Watkins 55%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 55%
Bill Archer 53%
Conrad Burns 53%
Herbert Callahan 53%
Merrill Cook 53%
John Cooksey 53%
Paul Coverdell 53%
Randall Cunningham 53%
Porter Goss 53%
David McIntosh 53%
Anne Northup 53%
Arlen Specter 53%
William Tauzin II 53%
Charles Taylor 53%
Bill Young 53%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 50%
John Boehner 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Ben Campbell 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 50%
William Frist 50%
George Gekas 50%
Judd Gregg 50%
John McCain III 50%
Scott McInnis 50%
Buck McKeon 50%
Jack Metcalf 50%
John Mica 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Bob Bennett 47%
Steve Buyer 47%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 47%
Ronald Packard 47%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 47%
Heather Wilson 46%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 45%
Kit Bond 45%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 45%
Jennifer Dunn 45%
Tillie Fowler 45%
Slade Gorton 45%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 45%
Kenny Hulshof 45%
Frank LoBiondo 45%
Connie Mack 45%
Mike McIntyre 45%
John Shimkus 45%
Gordon Smith 45%
Craig Thomas 45%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 45%
John Warner 45%
Gerald Weller 45%
Deborah Pryce 44%
Cass Ballenger 42%
Patsy Ann Danner 42%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 42%
William Lipinski 42%
James McCrery III 42%
Bill Barrett 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Ryun 60%
Mark Souder 60%
David Weldon 60%
Donald Young 60%
Richard Hugh Baker 58%
Michael Bilirakis 58%
Mike Enzi 58%
William Goodling 58%
Lindsey Graham 58%
James Hansen 58%
Kay Hutchison 58%
Tom Petri 58%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 58%
James Talent 58%
Ed Whitfield 58%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 56%
Pete King 56%
John Linder 56%
Spencer Bachus 55%
Henry Bonilla 55%
Jim Bunning 55%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 55%
Larry Combest 55%
Barbara Cubin 55%
Gilbert Gutknecht 55%
Asa Hutchinson 55%
Bill McCollum 55%
Dan Miller 55%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 55%
Edward Pease 55%
Joe Pitts 55%
Richard Shelby 55%
Fred Thompson 55%
James Traficant, Jr. 55%
Wesley Watkins 55%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 55%
Bill Archer 53%
Conrad Burns 53%
Herbert Callahan 53%
Merrill Cook 53%
John Cooksey 53%
Paul Coverdell 53%
Randall Cunningham 53%
Porter Goss 53%
David McIntosh 53%
Anne Northup 53%
Arlen Specter 53%
William Tauzin II 53%
Charles Taylor 53%
Bill Young 53%
Thomas Bliley, Jr. 50%
John Boehner 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Ben Campbell 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 50%
William Frist 50%
George Gekas 50%
Judd Gregg 50%
John McCain III 50%
Scott McInnis 50%
Buck McKeon 50%
Jack Metcalf 50%
John Mica 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Bob Bennett 47%
Steve Buyer 47%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 47%
Ronald Packard 47%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 47%
Heather Wilson 46%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 45%
Kit Bond 45%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 45%
Jennifer Dunn 45%
Tillie Fowler 45%
Slade Gorton 45%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 45%
Kenny Hulshof 45%
Frank LoBiondo 45%
Connie Mack 45%
Mike McIntyre 45%
John Shimkus 45%
Gordon Smith 45%
Craig Thomas 45%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 45%
John Warner 45%
Gerald Weller 45%
Deborah Pryce 44%
Cass Ballenger 42%
Patsy Ann Danner 42%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 42%
William Lipinski 42%
James McCrery III 42%
Bill Barrett 40%
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