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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 62% |
| Douglas Gutwein | 61% | |||
| John Young | 61% | |||
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | Republican | 60% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | Republican | 60% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 60% |
| IN | State Senate - 18 | Stacey Donato | Republican | 59% |
| Ann Vermilion | 59% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 58% |
| Donald Lehe | 58% | |||
| IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | Republican | 58% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | Republican | 58% |
| Sharon Negele | 58% | |||
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 58% |
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | 58% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | Republican | 57% |
| Bob Cherry | 57% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | Republican | 57% |
| IN | State Senate - 31 | Kyle Walker | Republican | 57% |
| Cindy Ziemke | 57% | |||
| IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | Republican | 56% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 56% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | Republican | 56% |
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 55% |
| IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | Republican | 54% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | Republican | 53% |
| IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | Republican | 53% |
| IN | State House - 64 | Matt Hostettler | Republican | 53% |
| Dennis Zent | 53% | |||
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 52% |
| Tony Cook | 50% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | Republican | 50% |
| Chuck Goodrich | 50% | |||
| IN | State House - 88 | Chris Jeter | Republican | 50% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 50% |
| Gerald Torr | 50% | |||
| IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | Republican | 48% |
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | Republican | 48% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | Republican | 47% |
| IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | Republican | 47% |
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | 47% |
| Donna Schaibley | 47% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | 47% |
| Timothy Brown | 45% | |||
| IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | Republican | 45% |
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | Republican | 45% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | Republican | 45% |
| IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | Republican | 45% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | 44% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 43% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | Republican | 42% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 42% |
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | Republican | 42% |
| Randy Lyness | 42% | |||
| IN | State House - 35 | Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | 42% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 42% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | Republican | 41% |
| John Jacob | 40% | |||
| Daniel Leonard | 40% | |||
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 40% |
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | Republican | 39% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | Republican | 39% |
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | Republican | 39% |
| IN | State House - 19 | Julie Olthoff | Republican | 38% |
| IN | State House - 66 | Zach Payne | Republican | 38% |
| IN | State House - 7 | Jake Teshka | Republican | 38% |
| Sean Eberhart | 35% | |||
| Jeff Ellington | 35% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 20 | Scott Baldwin | Republican | 33% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | Republican | 33% |
| IN | State House - 49 | Joanna King | Republican | 32% |
| IN | State House - 75 | Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | 32% |
| IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | Republican | 32% |
| IN | State House - 22 | Craig Snow | Republican | 32% |
| IN | State House - 78 | Tim O'Brien | Republican | 29% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | R | 62% |
| Douglas Gutwein | 61% | |||
| John Young | 61% | |||
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | R | 60% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | R | 60% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | 60% |
| IN | State Senate - 18 | Stacey Donato | R | 59% |
| Ann Vermilion | 59% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 58% |
| Donald Lehe | 58% | |||
| IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | R | 58% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | R | 58% |
| Sharon Negele | 58% | |||
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 58% |
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | R | 58% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | R | 57% |
| Bob Cherry | 57% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | R | 57% |
| IN | State Senate - 31 | Kyle Walker | R | 57% |
| Cindy Ziemke | 57% | |||
| IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | R | 56% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 56% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | R | 56% |
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | 55% |
| IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | R | 54% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | R | 53% |
| IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | R | 53% |
| IN | State House - 64 | Matt Hostettler | R | 53% |
| Dennis Zent | 53% | |||
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | 52% |
| Tony Cook | 50% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | R | 50% |
| Chuck Goodrich | 50% | |||
| IN | State House - 88 | Chris Jeter | R | 50% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 50% |
| Gerald Torr | 50% | |||
| IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | R | 48% |
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | R | 48% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | R | 47% |
| IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | R | 47% |
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | R | 47% |
| Donna Schaibley | 47% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | 47% |
| Timothy Brown | 45% | |||
| IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | R | 45% |
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | R | 45% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | R | 45% |
| IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | R | 45% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | 44% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 43% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | R | 42% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 42% |
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | R | 42% |
| Randy Lyness | 42% | |||
| IN | State House - 35 | Elizabeth Rowray | R | 42% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 42% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | R | 41% |
| John Jacob | 40% | |||
| Daniel Leonard | 40% | |||
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 40% |
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | R | 39% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | R | 39% |
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | R | 39% |
| IN | State House - 19 | Julie Olthoff | R | 38% |
| IN | State House - 66 | Zach Payne | R | 38% |
| IN | State House - 7 | Jake Teshka | R | 38% |
| Sean Eberhart | 35% | |||
| Jeff Ellington | 35% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 20 | Scott Baldwin | R | 33% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | R | 33% |
| IN | State House - 49 | Joanna King | R | 32% |
| IN | State House - 75 | Cindy Ledbetter | R | 32% |
| IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | R | 32% |
| IN | State House - 22 | Craig Snow | R | 32% |
| IN | State House - 78 | Tim O'Brien | R | 29% |