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State Office Name Party Rating
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 26.5%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 28%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 9.3%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 13.3%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 60.8%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 93.2%
Neil Abercrombie 18%
Gary Ackerman 19.5%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 13.2%
Todd Akin 96.8%
Lamar Alexander 78.5%
Rodney Alexander 72.2%
Wayne Allard 91.3%
Thomas Allen 33.3%
Jason Altmire 50%
Michael Arcuri 42.2%
Joe Baca, Sr. 35.3%
Michele Bachmann 89.7%
Spencer Bachus 71.3%
Brian Baird 39.5%
J. Gresham Barrett 97%
John Barrow 51.8%
Roscoe Bartlett 69.2%
Joe Barton 88.3%
Max Baucus 31.7%
Evan Bayh 52.7%
Melissa Bean 50.5%
Xavier Becerra 12%
Bob Bennett 65.8%
Howard Berman 23.8%
Marion Berry 40.5%
Joe Biden, Jr. 15.2%
Judy Biggert 64.2%
Brian Bilbray 78%
Jeff Bingaman 11.8%
Rob Bishop 90.3%
Tim Bishop 22.8%
Earl Blumenauer 11.3%
Roy Blunt 92%
John Boehner 93.7%
Kit Bond 85.3%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 82%
Mary Bono Mack 64.7%
Dan Boren 52.8%
Leonard Boswell 29%
Rick Boucher 45.2%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 73.2%
Barbara Boxer 9.8%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 45.7%
Nancy Boyda 43%
Kevin Brady 86.8%
Bob Brady 6.8%
Bruce Braley 18%
Paul Broun 97.3%
Corrine Brown 24.5%
Henry Brown, Jr. 70.2%
Sherrod Brown 24.2%
Ginny Brown-Waite 70.8%
Sam Brownback 76%
Jim Bunning 90.3%
Michael Burgess 83%
Richard Burr 88.2%
Dan Burton 87.7%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 21.7%
Steve Buyer 70.5%
Robert Byrd 22.3%
Dave Camp 76.2%
John Campbell III 88.7%
Chris Cannon 93.7%
Eric Cantor 85%
Lois Capps 13.3%
Mike Capuano 23.5%
Ben Cardin 14.3%
Dennis Cardoza 41.2%
Russ Carnahan 25%
Christopher Carney 49.7%
Tom Carper 37.8%
Bob Casey, Jr. 20.7%
Mike Castle 54.7%
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 51.7%
Steve Chabot 67.7%
Saxby Chambliss 83.7%
Ben Chandler III 45%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 15.8%
Hillary Clinton 17.8%
Howard Coble 79.3%
Thomas Coburn 92%
Thad Cochran 65.7%
Norm Coleman 61%
Mike Conaway 91%
Kent Conrad 35.3%
John Conyers, Jr. 14.7%
Jim Cooper 46.8%
Robert Corker 77.8%
Jerry Costello 30.8%
Larry Craig 79.7%
Robert Cramer 43.5%
Joe Crowley 27.7%
Barbara Cubin 88.7%
John Culberson 89.2%
State Office Name Party Rating
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 26.5%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 28%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 9.3%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 13.3%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 60.8%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 93.2%
Neil Abercrombie 18%
Gary Ackerman 19.5%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 13.2%
Todd Akin 96.8%
Lamar Alexander 78.5%
Rodney Alexander 72.2%
Wayne Allard 91.3%
Thomas Allen 33.3%
Jason Altmire 50%
Michael Arcuri 42.2%
Joe Baca, Sr. 35.3%
Michele Bachmann 89.7%
Spencer Bachus 71.3%
Brian Baird 39.5%
J. Gresham Barrett 97%
John Barrow 51.8%
Roscoe Bartlett 69.2%
Joe Barton 88.3%
Max Baucus 31.7%
Evan Bayh 52.7%
Melissa Bean 50.5%
Xavier Becerra 12%
Bob Bennett 65.8%
Howard Berman 23.8%
Marion Berry 40.5%
Joe Biden, Jr. 15.2%
Judy Biggert 64.2%
Brian Bilbray 78%
Jeff Bingaman 11.8%
Rob Bishop 90.3%
Tim Bishop 22.8%
Earl Blumenauer 11.3%
Roy Blunt 92%
John Boehner 93.7%
Kit Bond 85.3%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 82%
Mary Bono Mack 64.7%
Dan Boren 52.8%
Leonard Boswell 29%
Rick Boucher 45.2%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 73.2%
Barbara Boxer 9.8%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 45.7%
Nancy Boyda 43%
Kevin Brady 86.8%
Bob Brady 6.8%
Bruce Braley 18%
Paul Broun 97.3%
Corrine Brown 24.5%
Henry Brown, Jr. 70.2%
Sherrod Brown 24.2%
Ginny Brown-Waite 70.8%
Sam Brownback 76%
Jim Bunning 90.3%
Michael Burgess 83%
Richard Burr 88.2%
Dan Burton 87.7%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 21.7%
Steve Buyer 70.5%
Robert Byrd 22.3%
Dave Camp 76.2%
John Campbell III 88.7%
Chris Cannon 93.7%
Eric Cantor 85%
Lois Capps 13.3%
Mike Capuano 23.5%
Ben Cardin 14.3%
Dennis Cardoza 41.2%
Russ Carnahan 25%
Christopher Carney 49.7%
Tom Carper 37.8%
Bob Casey, Jr. 20.7%
Mike Castle 54.7%
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 51.7%
Steve Chabot 67.7%
Saxby Chambliss 83.7%
Ben Chandler III 45%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 15.8%
Hillary Clinton 17.8%
Howard Coble 79.3%
Thomas Coburn 92%
Thad Cochran 65.7%
Norm Coleman 61%
Mike Conaway 91%
Kent Conrad 35.3%
John Conyers, Jr. 14.7%
Jim Cooper 46.8%
Robert Corker 77.8%
Jerry Costello 30.8%
Larry Craig 79.7%
Robert Cramer 43.5%
Joe Crowley 27.7%
Barbara Cubin 88.7%
John Culberson 89.2%
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