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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | State House - 33 | Brandon Ler | Republican | 115% |
| Edward Butcher | 100% | |||
| Jennifer Carlson | 100% | |||
| MT | State House - 36 | Greg Kmetz | Republican | 100% |
| Marty Malone | 100% | |||
| MT | State House - 34 | Jerry Schillinger | Republican | 100% |
| Tanner Smith | 100% | |||
| Steve Hinebauch | 97% | |||
| MT | State House - 55 | Brad Barker | Republican | 96% |
| MT | State House - 51 | Jodee Etchart | Republican | 92% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | Republican | 92% |
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | Republican | 91% |
| MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | Republican | 91% |
| MT | State House - 54 | Lee Deming | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State House - 1 | Neil Duram | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State House - 14 | Paul Fielder | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | Republican | 88% |
| Naarah Hastings | 88% | |||
| MT | State House - 68 | Caleb Hinkle | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State House - 52 | Bill Mercer | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State House - 35 | Gary Parry | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 17 | Bob Phalen | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 20 | Sue Vinton | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State House - 69 | Kenneth Walsh | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 45 | Denley Loge | Republican | 87% |
| Mike Hopkins | 86% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State House - 86 | David Bedey | Republican | 84% |
| James Bergstrom | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 43 | Larry Brewster | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State House - 10 | Terry Falk | Republican | 84% |
| Steven Gunderson | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 18 | Llew Jones | Republican | 84% |
| Bob Keenan | 84% | |||
| Scot Kerns | 84% | |||
| Casey Knudsen | 84% | |||
| Rhonda Knudsen | 84% | |||
| Mike Lang | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 5 | Braxton Mitchell | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State House - 56 | Fiona Nave | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State House - 53 | Nelly Nicol | Republican | 84% |
| Joe Read | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 6 | Amy Regier | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State Senate - 5 | Matt Regier | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State House - 39 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | Republican | 84% |
| MT | State Senate - 24 | Mike Yakawich | Republican | 84% |
| Zachary Wirth | 83% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 13 | Joshua Kassmier | Republican | 82% |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 81% |
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | Republican | 81% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | Republican | 81% |
| Keith Regier | 81% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 34 | Shelley Vance | Republican | 81% |
| Ross Fitzgerald | 79% | |||
| MT | State House - 26 | Russel Miner | Republican | 79% |
| MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | Republican | 76% |
| MT | State Senate - 11 | Daniel Emrich | Republican | 76% |
| Bob Brown | 74% | |||
| Fred Anderson | 72% | |||
| Michele Binkley | 72% | |||
| Tony Brockman | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | Republican | 72% |
| Gregory Frazer | 72% | |||
| Steven Galloway | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 77 | Jane Gillette | Republican | 72% |
| MT | State House - 25 | Steve Gist | Republican | 72% |
| Lyn Hellegaard | 72% | |||
| Ron Marshall | 72% | |||
| Terry Moore | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 22 | George Nikolakakos | Republican | 72% |
| MT | State House - 38 | Greg Oblander | Republican | 72% |
| MT | State House - 13 | Linda Reksten | Republican | 72% |
| Wayne Rusk | 72% | |||
| Lola Sheldon-Galloway | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 7 | Courtenay Sprunger | Republican | 72% |
| MT | State House - 44 | Katie Zolnikov | Republican | 72% |
| MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | Republican | 70% |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | Republican | 69% |
| MT | State Senate - 9 | Bruce Gillespie | Republican | 68% |
| Paul Green | 68% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 18 | Ken Bogner | Republican | 66% |
| MT | State House - 75 | Marta Bertoglio | Republican | 64% |
| MT | State House - 84 | Julie Darling | Republican | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 63% |
| MT | State Senate - 26 | Tom McGillvray | Republican | 63% |
| Dan Salomon | 63% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | Republican | 63% |
| Tom Welch | 60% | |||
| Chris Friedel | 59% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | Republican | 59% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | Republican | 59% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | Republican | 59% |
| MT | State House - 76 | John Fitzpatrick | Republican | 56% |
| Dan Bartel | 53% | |||
| MT | State House - 49 | Sherry Essmann | Republican | 52% |
| Walt Sales | 51% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | Republican | 50% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Brad Molnar | Republican | 44% |
| Jason Small | 43% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | State House - 33 | Brandon Ler | R | 115% |
| Edward Butcher | 100% | |||
| Jennifer Carlson | 100% | |||
| MT | State House - 36 | Greg Kmetz | R | 100% |
| Marty Malone | 100% | |||
| MT | State House - 34 | Jerry Schillinger | R | 100% |
| Tanner Smith | 100% | |||
| Steve Hinebauch | 97% | |||
| MT | State House - 55 | Brad Barker | R | 96% |
| MT | State House - 51 | Jodee Etchart | R | 92% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | R | 92% |
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | R | 91% |
| MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | R | 91% |
| MT | State House - 54 | Lee Deming | R | 88% |
| MT | State House - 1 | Neil Duram | R | 88% |
| MT | State House - 14 | Paul Fielder | R | 88% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 88% |
| Naarah Hastings | 88% | |||
| MT | State House - 68 | Caleb Hinkle | R | 88% |
| MT | State House - 52 | Bill Mercer | R | 88% |
| MT | State House - 35 | Gary Parry | R | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 17 | Bob Phalen | R | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 20 | Sue Vinton | R | 88% |
| MT | State House - 69 | Kenneth Walsh | R | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 45 | Denley Loge | R | 87% |
| Mike Hopkins | 86% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | R | 84% |
| MT | State House - 86 | David Bedey | R | 84% |
| James Bergstrom | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 43 | Larry Brewster | R | 84% |
| MT | State House - 10 | Terry Falk | R | 84% |
| Steven Gunderson | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 18 | Llew Jones | R | 84% |
| Bob Keenan | 84% | |||
| Scot Kerns | 84% | |||
| Casey Knudsen | 84% | |||
| Rhonda Knudsen | 84% | |||
| Mike Lang | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 5 | Braxton Mitchell | R | 84% |
| MT | State House - 56 | Fiona Nave | R | 84% |
| MT | State House - 53 | Nelly Nicol | R | 84% |
| Joe Read | 84% | |||
| MT | State House - 6 | Amy Regier | R | 84% |
| MT | State Senate - 5 | Matt Regier | R | 84% |
| MT | State House - 39 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | R | 84% |
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | R | 84% |
| MT | State Senate - 24 | Mike Yakawich | R | 84% |
| Zachary Wirth | 83% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 13 | Joshua Kassmier | R | 82% |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | R | 81% |
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 81% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | R | 81% |
| Keith Regier | 81% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 34 | Shelley Vance | R | 81% |
| Ross Fitzgerald | 79% | |||
| MT | State House - 26 | Russel Miner | R | 79% |
| MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | R | 76% |
| MT | State Senate - 11 | Daniel Emrich | R | 76% |
| Bob Brown | 74% | |||
| Fred Anderson | 72% | |||
| Michele Binkley | 72% | |||
| Tony Brockman | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | R | 72% |
| Gregory Frazer | 72% | |||
| Steven Galloway | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 77 | Jane Gillette | R | 72% |
| MT | State House - 25 | Steve Gist | R | 72% |
| Lyn Hellegaard | 72% | |||
| Ron Marshall | 72% | |||
| Terry Moore | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 22 | George Nikolakakos | R | 72% |
| MT | State House - 38 | Greg Oblander | R | 72% |
| MT | State House - 13 | Linda Reksten | R | 72% |
| Wayne Rusk | 72% | |||
| Lola Sheldon-Galloway | 72% | |||
| MT | State House - 7 | Courtenay Sprunger | R | 72% |
| MT | State House - 44 | Katie Zolnikov | R | 72% |
| MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | R | 70% |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | R | 69% |
| MT | State Senate - 9 | Bruce Gillespie | R | 68% |
| Paul Green | 68% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 18 | Ken Bogner | R | 66% |
| MT | State House - 75 | Marta Bertoglio | R | 64% |
| MT | State House - 84 | Julie Darling | R | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | R | 63% |
| MT | State Senate - 26 | Tom McGillvray | R | 63% |
| Dan Salomon | 63% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | R | 63% |
| Tom Welch | 60% | |||
| Chris Friedel | 59% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | R | 59% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 59% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 59% |
| MT | State House - 76 | John Fitzpatrick | R | 56% |
| Dan Bartel | 53% | |||
| MT | State House - 49 | Sherry Essmann | R | 52% |
| Walt Sales | 51% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 50% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Brad Molnar | R | 44% |
| Jason Small | 43% |