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State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Moores 66%
Cliff Pirtle 66%
Rick Little 65%
David Adkins 65%
Gregory Baca 65%
NM State Senate - 40 Craig Brandt Republican 65%
Randal Crowder 64%
NM Public Regulation Commission Greg Nibert Republican 63%
Paul Bandy 63%
NM State Senate - 34 Jim Townsend Republican 62%
Zach Cook 62%
Monica Youngblood 62%
NM State House - 55 Cathrynn Brown Republican 62%
NM State Senate - 7 Pat Woods Republican 62%
NM State Senate - 32 Candy Ezzell Republican 61%
James Strickler 61%
Bob Wooley 61%
NM State Senate - 41 David Gallegos Republican 61%
Lorenzo Larrañaga 61%
NM State House - 1 Rod Montoya Republican 61%
NM State Senate - 1 Bill Sharer Republican 61%
NM State Senate - 42 Larry Scott Republican 60%
NM State House - 49 Gail Armstrong Republican 59%
NM Education Commissioner - 5 Sharon Clahchischilliage Republican 59%
Jimmie Hall 59%
Yvette Herrell 57%
Alonzo Baldonado 57%
Nathaniel Gentry 56%
Tim Lewis 56%
Sander Rue 56%
William Payne 56%
Jason Harper 55%
Jane Powdrell-Culbert 55%
Dennis Roch 55%
Ron Griggs 55%
James Dines 55%
Candace Gould 54%
James Smith 54%
Steve Neville 54%
Stuart Ingle 53%
Carroll Leavell 53%
William Rehm 53%
Bill Burt 52%
Kelly Fajardo 51%
NM State House - 38 Rebecca Dow Republican 51%
Jim White 51%
Gay Kernan 48%
Jim Trujillo 48%
Jacob Candelaria 40%
Candie Sweetser 40%
Carl Trujillo 39%
Patricio Ruiloba 39%
Sarah Maestas Barnes 39%
William O'Neill 38%
John Pinto 38%
NM State Senate - 31 Joe Cervantes Democratic 37%
Cisco McSorley 37%
NM State Senate - 25 Peter Wirth Democratic 37%
NM State House - 36 Nathan Small Democratic 37%
Debbie Rodella 36%
Daniel Ivey-Soto 36%
NM State Senate - 4 George Muñoz Democratic 36%
Daymon Ely 36%
Nick Salazar 36%
NM State Senate - 8 Pete Campos Democratic 36%
Jerry Ortiz Pino 36%
Carlos Cisneros 35%
George Dodge, Jr. 35%
NM State Senate - 6 Roberto Gonzales Democratic 35%
Bill Tallman 35%
Stephanie Garcia Richard 35%
NM State House - 9 Patricia Lundstrom Democratic 35%
Nancy Rodriguez 35%
Mary Papen 35%
NM State Senate - 37 Bill Soules Democratic 35%
NM State Senate - 14 Michael Padilla Democratic 34%
Gail Chasey 34%
NM State Senate - 11 Linda Lopez Democratic 34%
NM State House - 50 Matthew McQueen Democratic 34%
John Smith 34%
Georgene Louis 34%
Richard Martinez 33%
NM State House - 35 Angelica Rubio Democratic 33%
John Sapien 33%
NM State House - 52 Doreen Gallegos Democratic 33%
NM State House - 5 Doreen Johnson Democratic 33%
Bill McCamley 33%
NM Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales Democratic 33%
Clemente Sanchez 33%
Eliseo Alcon 33%
Debbie Armstrong 33%
NM State Senate - 22 Benny Shendo, Jr. Democratic 33%
Brian Egolf, Jr. 33%
Rudy Martinez 33%
NM State House - 14 Miguel Garcia Democratic 33%
NM State House - 10 Andrés Romero Democratic 33%
NM State Senate - 36 Jeff Steinborn Democratic 32%
NM State Senate - 17 Mimi Stewart Democratic 32%
Harry Garcia 32%
NM State Senate - 26 Moe Maestas Democratic 32%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Moores 66%
Cliff Pirtle 66%
Rick Little 65%
David Adkins 65%
Gregory Baca 65%
NM State Senate - 40 Craig Brandt R 65%
Randal Crowder 64%
NM Public Regulation Commission Greg Nibert R 63%
Paul Bandy 63%
NM State Senate - 34 Jim Townsend R 62%
Zach Cook 62%
Monica Youngblood 62%
NM State House - 55 Cathrynn Brown R 62%
NM State Senate - 7 Pat Woods R 62%
NM State Senate - 32 Candy Ezzell R 61%
James Strickler 61%
Bob Wooley 61%
NM State Senate - 41 David Gallegos R 61%
Lorenzo Larrañaga 61%
NM State House - 1 Rod Montoya R 61%
NM State Senate - 1 Bill Sharer R 61%
NM State Senate - 42 Larry Scott R 60%
NM State House - 49 Gail Armstrong R 59%
NM Education Commissioner - 5 Sharon Clahchischilliage R 59%
Jimmie Hall 59%
Yvette Herrell 57%
Alonzo Baldonado 57%
Nathaniel Gentry 56%
Tim Lewis 56%
Sander Rue 56%
William Payne 56%
Jason Harper 55%
Jane Powdrell-Culbert 55%
Dennis Roch 55%
Ron Griggs 55%
James Dines 55%
Candace Gould 54%
James Smith 54%
Steve Neville 54%
Stuart Ingle 53%
Carroll Leavell 53%
William Rehm 53%
Bill Burt 52%
Kelly Fajardo 51%
NM State House - 38 Rebecca Dow R 51%
Jim White 51%
Gay Kernan 48%
Jim Trujillo 48%
Jacob Candelaria 40%
Candie Sweetser 40%
Carl Trujillo 39%
Patricio Ruiloba 39%
Sarah Maestas Barnes 39%
William O'Neill 38%
John Pinto 38%
NM State Senate - 31 Joe Cervantes D 37%
Cisco McSorley 37%
NM State Senate - 25 Peter Wirth D 37%
NM State House - 36 Nathan Small D 37%
Debbie Rodella 36%
Daniel Ivey-Soto 36%
NM State Senate - 4 George Muñoz D 36%
Daymon Ely 36%
Nick Salazar 36%
NM State Senate - 8 Pete Campos D 36%
Jerry Ortiz Pino 36%
Carlos Cisneros 35%
George Dodge, Jr. 35%
NM State Senate - 6 Roberto Gonzales D 35%
Bill Tallman 35%
Stephanie Garcia Richard 35%
NM State House - 9 Patricia Lundstrom D 35%
Nancy Rodriguez 35%
Mary Papen 35%
NM State Senate - 37 Bill Soules D 35%
NM State Senate - 14 Michael Padilla D 34%
Gail Chasey 34%
NM State Senate - 11 Linda Lopez D 34%
NM State House - 50 Matthew McQueen D 34%
John Smith 34%
Georgene Louis 34%
Richard Martinez 33%
NM State House - 35 Angelica Rubio D 33%
John Sapien 33%
NM State House - 52 Doreen Gallegos D 33%
NM State House - 5 Doreen Johnson D 33%
Bill McCamley 33%
NM Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales D 33%
Clemente Sanchez 33%
Eliseo Alcon 33%
Debbie Armstrong 33%
NM State Senate - 22 Benny Shendo, Jr. D 33%
Brian Egolf, Jr. 33%
Rudy Martinez 33%
NM State House - 14 Miguel Garcia D 33%
NM State House - 10 Andrés Romero D 33%
NM State Senate - 36 Jeff Steinborn D 32%
NM State Senate - 17 Mimi Stewart D 32%
Harry Garcia 32%
NM State Senate - 26 Moe Maestas D 32%
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