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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Cox | 93% | |||
| MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | Republican | 93% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Mike Griffith | Republican | 88% |
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 88% |
| MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | Republican | 88% |
| MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | Republican | 88% |
| Michael Malone | 88% | |||
| Nino Mangione | 88% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 88% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 87% |
| Carl Anderton, Jr. | 82% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | Republican | 82% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | Republican | 82% |
| MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | Republican | 80% |
| Robert Cassilly | 70% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | Republican | 70% |
| MD | State Senate - 29 | Jack Bailey | Republican | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | Republican | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 60% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Cox | 93% | |||
| MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | R | 93% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 89% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 89% |
| MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | R | 89% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Mike Griffith | R | 88% |
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | R | 88% |
| MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | R | 88% |
| MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | R | 88% |
| Michael Malone | 88% | |||
| Nino Mangione | 88% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | R | 88% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 87% |
| Carl Anderton, Jr. | 82% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | R | 82% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | R | 82% |
| MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | R | 80% |
| Robert Cassilly | 70% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 70% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | R | 70% |
| MD | State Senate - 29 | Jack Bailey | R | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | R | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 60% |