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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Tate | 11% | |||
| Tama Theis | 11% | |||
| Ben Toma | 11% | |||
| WV | State House - 43 | Christopher Toney | Republican | 11% |
| NM | State Senate - 34 | Jim Townsend | Republican | 11% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | Republican | 11% |
| Brandon Vick | 11% | |||
| Tony Albright | 10% | |||
| John Andrews | 10% | |||
| MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 10% |
| Rod Bockenfeld | 10% | |||
| Bob Brown | 10% | |||
| Alberta Darling | 10% | |||
| Bob Dettmer | 10% | |||
| ME | State House - 27 | Gary Drinkwater | Republican | 10% |
| ME | State House - 12 | William Faulkingham | Republican | 10% |
| MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 10% |
| ME | State House - 32 | Steven Foster | Republican | 10% |
| MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 10% |
| Keith Gillespie | 10% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 58 | Rick Gundrum | Republican | 10% |
| Dennis Hisey | 10% | |||
| David Howard | 10% | |||
| Sherman Hutchins | 10% | |||
| Kathy Javner | 10% | |||
| Joel John | 10% | |||
| MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | Republican | 10% |
| MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | Republican | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 9 | Devin LeMahieu | Republican | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 17 | Howard Marklein | Republican | 10% |
| ME | State House - 97 | Rick Mason | Republican | 10% |
| ME | State House - 91 | Joshua Morris | Republican | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 11 | Stephen Nass | Republican | 10% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | Republican | 10% |
| Tyler Pace | 10% | |||
| John Petersburg | 10% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 57 | Kevin Petersen | Republican | 10% |
| Jerry Petrowski | 10% | |||
| Keith Regier | 10% | |||
| Roger Roth, Jr. | 10% | |||
| ME | State House - 67 | Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | 10% |
| WI | State Assembly - 85 | Patrick Snyder | Republican | 10% |
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | Republican | 10% |
| ME | Commissioner - 5 | Joel Stetkis | Republican | 10% |
| Duey Stroebel | 10% | |||
| MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 10% |
| Brad Tschida | 10% | |||
| CO | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Van Winkle | Republican | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 21 | Van Wanggaard | Republican | 10% |
| NM | State House - 63 | Martin Zamora | Republican | 10% |
| MT | State Senate - 18 | Ken Bogner | Republican | 9% |
| AZ | State Senate - 2 | Shawnna Bolick | Republican | 9% |
| MT | State House - 43 | Larry Brewster | Republican | 9% |
| Bruce Chandler | 9% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | Republican | 9% |
| MT | State House - 14 | Paul Fielder | Republican | 9% |
| Chris Friedel | 9% | |||
| Steven Galloway | 9% | |||
| TX | State Senate - 2 | Bob Hall | Republican | 9% |
| Ed Hill | 9% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 33 | Chris Kapenga | Republican | 9% |
| Douglas Kary | 9% | |||
| Scot Kerns | 9% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 35 | Wayne Langerholc, Jr. | Republican | 9% |
| MT | State House - 5 | Braxton Mitchell | Republican | 9% |
| NM | State House - 1 | Rod Montoya | Republican | 9% |
| Todd Polinchock | 9% | |||
| Joe Read | 9% | |||
| MT | State House - 6 | Amy Regier | Republican | 9% |
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | Republican | 9% |
| Bill White | 9% | |||
| MT | State House - 44 | Katie Zolnikov | Republican | 9% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | Republican | 8% |
| MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 8% |
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | Republican | 8% |
| Joseph Boteler III | 8% | |||
| Paul Boyer | 8% | |||
| Regina Cobb | 8% | |||
| Jim Cox, Jr. | 8% | |||
| WV | State House - 34 | Mark Dean | Republican | 8% |
| James Edming | 8% | |||
| Travis Grantham | 8% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | 8% |
| AZ | State House - 19 | Gail Griffin | Republican | 8% |
| MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 8% |
| MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | Republican | 8% |
| Jerry Hertaus | 8% | |||
| Justin Hill | 8% | |||
| Barry Jozwiak | 8% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | Republican | 8% |
| Trent Kittleman | 8% | |||
| Mike Lang | 8% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 49 | Dan Laughlin | Republican | 8% |
| Paul Lundeen | 8% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | Republican | 8% |
| PA | State House - 97 | Steve Mentzer | Republican | 8% |
| Tim Miller | 8% | |||
| FL | State House - 120 | James Mooney | Republican | 8% |
| Mike Nearman | 8% | |||
| MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Tate | 11% | |||
| Tama Theis | 11% | |||
| Ben Toma | 11% | |||
| WV | State House - 43 | Christopher Toney | R | 11% |
| NM | State Senate - 34 | Jim Townsend | R | 11% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 11% |
| Brandon Vick | 11% | |||
| Tony Albright | 10% | |||
| John Andrews | 10% | |||
| MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 10% |
| Rod Bockenfeld | 10% | |||
| Bob Brown | 10% | |||
| Alberta Darling | 10% | |||
| Bob Dettmer | 10% | |||
| ME | State House - 27 | Gary Drinkwater | R | 10% |
| ME | State House - 12 | William Faulkingham | R | 10% |
| MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | R | 10% |
| ME | State House - 32 | Steven Foster | R | 10% |
| MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 10% |
| Keith Gillespie | 10% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 58 | Rick Gundrum | R | 10% |
| Dennis Hisey | 10% | |||
| David Howard | 10% | |||
| Sherman Hutchins | 10% | |||
| Kathy Javner | 10% | |||
| Joel John | 10% | |||
| MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | R | 10% |
| MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | R | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 9 | Devin LeMahieu | R | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 17 | Howard Marklein | R | 10% |
| ME | State House - 97 | Rick Mason | R | 10% |
| ME | State House - 91 | Joshua Morris | R | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 11 | Stephen Nass | R | 10% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | R | 10% |
| Tyler Pace | 10% | |||
| John Petersburg | 10% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 57 | Kevin Petersen | R | 10% |
| Jerry Petrowski | 10% | |||
| Keith Regier | 10% | |||
| Roger Roth, Jr. | 10% | |||
| ME | State House - 67 | Shelley Rudnicki | R | 10% |
| WI | State Assembly - 85 | Patrick Snyder | R | 10% |
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | R | 10% |
| ME | Commissioner - 5 | Joel Stetkis | R | 10% |
| Duey Stroebel | 10% | |||
| MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | 10% |
| Brad Tschida | 10% | |||
| CO | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Van Winkle | R | 10% |
| WI | State Senate - 21 | Van Wanggaard | R | 10% |
| NM | State House - 63 | Martin Zamora | R | 10% |
| MT | State Senate - 18 | Ken Bogner | R | 9% |
| AZ | State Senate - 2 | Shawnna Bolick | R | 9% |
| MT | State House - 43 | Larry Brewster | R | 9% |
| Bruce Chandler | 9% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | R | 9% |
| MT | State House - 14 | Paul Fielder | R | 9% |
| Chris Friedel | 9% | |||
| Steven Galloway | 9% | |||
| TX | State Senate - 2 | Bob Hall | R | 9% |
| Ed Hill | 9% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 33 | Chris Kapenga | R | 9% |
| Douglas Kary | 9% | |||
| Scot Kerns | 9% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 35 | Wayne Langerholc, Jr. | R | 9% |
| MT | State House - 5 | Braxton Mitchell | R | 9% |
| NM | State House - 1 | Rod Montoya | R | 9% |
| Todd Polinchock | 9% | |||
| Joe Read | 9% | |||
| MT | State House - 6 | Amy Regier | R | 9% |
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | R | 9% |
| Bill White | 9% | |||
| MT | State House - 44 | Katie Zolnikov | R | 9% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | R | 8% |
| MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 8% |
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | R | 8% |
| Joseph Boteler III | 8% | |||
| Paul Boyer | 8% | |||
| Regina Cobb | 8% | |||
| Jim Cox, Jr. | 8% | |||
| WV | State House - 34 | Mark Dean | R | 8% |
| James Edming | 8% | |||
| Travis Grantham | 8% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | 8% |
| AZ | State House - 19 | Gail Griffin | R | 8% |
| MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 8% |
| MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | R | 8% |
| Jerry Hertaus | 8% | |||
| Justin Hill | 8% | |||
| Barry Jozwiak | 8% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | R | 8% |
| Trent Kittleman | 8% | |||
| Mike Lang | 8% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 49 | Dan Laughlin | R | 8% |
| Paul Lundeen | 8% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | R | 8% |
| PA | State House - 97 | Steve Mentzer | R | 8% |
| Tim Miller | 8% | |||
| FL | State House - 120 | James Mooney | R | 8% |
| Mike Nearman | 8% | |||
| MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | R | 8% |