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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | State Senate - 23 | Spencer Deery | Republican | 93% |
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 88% |
| IN | State House - 41 | Mark Genda | Republican | 88% |
| IN | State Senate - 20 | Scott Baldwin | Republican | 87% |
| IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | Republican | 87% |
| IN | State House - 78 | Tim O'Brien | Republican | 87% |
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | Republican | 86% |
| Chuck Goodrich | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | Republican | 86% |
| Sharon Negele | 86% | |||
| Chip Perfect, Jr. | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 35 | Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 86% |
| Gerald Torr | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 16 | Kendell Culp | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 73 | Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State House - 22 | Craig Snow | Republican | 85% |
| Dennis Zent | 85% | |||
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 16 | Justin Busch | Republican | 84% |
| Bob Cherry | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State House - 49 | Joanna King | Republican | 84% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | Republican | 84% |
| Donna Schaibley | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | Republican | 83% |
| Randy Frye | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | Republican | 83% |
| Randy Lyness | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State House - 7 | Jake Teshka | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State House - 75 | Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State House - 55 | Lindsay Patterson | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 82% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 45 | Chris Garten | Republican | 81% |
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | Republican | 81% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 81% |
| IN | State House - 19 | Julie Olthoff | Republican | 81% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | Republican | 81% |
| Ann Vermilion | 81% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | 81% |
| IN | State House - 62 | Dave Hall | Republican | 80% |
| IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | Republican | 80% |
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | 80% |
| IN | State Senate - 31 | Kyle Walker | Republican | 80% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 47 | Gary Byrne | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State House - 54 | Cory Criswell | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 1 | Daniel Dernulc | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 18 | Stacey Donato | Republican | 78% |
| IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | Republican | 78% |
| IN | State House - 36 | Kyle Pierce | Republican | 78% |
| IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | Republican | 78% |
| IN | State Senate - 26 | Scott Alexander | Republican | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 32 | Aaron Freeman | Republican | 77% |
| IN | State House - 47 | Robb Greene | Republican | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | Republican | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 76% |
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | Republican | 76% |
| IN | State Senate - 14 | Tyler Johnson | Republican | 76% |
| IN | State House - 93 | Julie McGuire | Republican | 76% |
| Jack Sandlin | 76% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | Republican | 75% |
| IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | Republican | 75% |
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | Republican | 74% |
| IN | State House - 57 | Craig Haggard | Republican | 74% |
| IN | State House - 88 | Chris Jeter | Republican | 74% |
| Andy Zay | 74% | |||
| John Crane | 73% | |||
| Rita Fleming | 73% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | State Senate - 23 | Spencer Deery | R | 93% |
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | 88% |
| IN | State House - 41 | Mark Genda | R | 88% |
| IN | State Senate - 20 | Scott Baldwin | R | 87% |
| IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | R | 87% |
| IN | State House - 78 | Tim O'Brien | R | 87% |
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | R | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | R | 86% |
| Chuck Goodrich | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 86% |
| IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | R | 86% |
| Sharon Negele | 86% | |||
| Chip Perfect, Jr. | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 35 | Elizabeth Rowray | R | 86% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | 86% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 86% |
| Gerald Torr | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | R | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 16 | Kendell Culp | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 73 | Jennifer Meltzer | R | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | R | 85% |
| IN | State House - 22 | Craig Snow | R | 85% |
| Dennis Zent | 85% | |||
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | R | 84% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | R | 84% |
| IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | R | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | R | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | R | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 16 | Justin Busch | R | 84% |
| Bob Cherry | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | R | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | R | 84% |
| IN | State House - 49 | Joanna King | R | 84% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | R | 84% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | R | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | R | 84% |
| Donna Schaibley | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | 84% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 83% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | R | 83% |
| Randy Frye | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | R | 83% |
| Randy Lyness | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | R | 83% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | R | 83% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 83% |
| IN | State House - 7 | Jake Teshka | R | 83% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | R | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | R | 82% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | R | 82% |
| IN | State House - 75 | Cindy Ledbetter | R | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | R | 82% |
| IN | State House - 55 | Lindsay Patterson | R | 82% |
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | R | 82% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 82% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 45 | Chris Garten | R | 81% |
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | R | 81% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 81% |
| IN | State House - 19 | Julie Olthoff | R | 81% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | R | 81% |
| Ann Vermilion | 81% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | 81% |
| IN | State House - 62 | Dave Hall | R | 80% |
| IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | R | 80% |
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | R | 80% |
| IN | State Senate - 31 | Kyle Walker | R | 80% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | R | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 47 | Gary Byrne | R | 79% |
| IN | State House - 54 | Cory Criswell | R | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 1 | Daniel Dernulc | R | 79% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | R | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 18 | Stacey Donato | R | 78% |
| IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | R | 78% |
| IN | State House - 36 | Kyle Pierce | R | 78% |
| IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | R | 78% |
| IN | State Senate - 26 | Scott Alexander | R | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 32 | Aaron Freeman | R | 77% |
| IN | State House - 47 | Robb Greene | R | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | R | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 76% |
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | R | 76% |
| IN | State Senate - 14 | Tyler Johnson | R | 76% |
| IN | State House - 93 | Julie McGuire | R | 76% |
| Jack Sandlin | 76% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | R | 75% |
| IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | R | 75% |
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | R | 74% |
| IN | State House - 57 | Craig Haggard | R | 74% |
| IN | State House - 88 | Chris Jeter | R | 74% |
| Andy Zay | 74% | |||
| John Crane | 73% | |||
| Rita Fleming | 73% |