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State Office Name Party Rating
Frank Wolf 93%
James Quillen 92%
Brian Bilbray 90%
Kit Bond 90%
Mike Castle 90%
William Clinger 90%
Thomas Coburn 90%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 90%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 90%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90%
Judd Gregg 90%
Steven Gunderson 90%
Joel Hefley 90%
Jesse Helms 90%
Martin Hoke 90%
John Hostettler 90%
Pete King 90%
Dick Lugar 90%
Jack Metcalf 90%
Jan Meyers 90%
John Edward Porter 90%
Frank Riggs 90%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 90%
Jim Saxton 90%
Fred Thompson 90%
Donald Young 90%
Joe Barton 89%
Joe Scarborough 89%
Linda Smith 89%
Joseph McDade 88%
Douglas Bereuter 87%
John Ensign 87%
Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman 87%
James Ramstad 87%
Slade Gorton 86%
Rick Lazio 86%
Ted Stevens 86%
Steve Stockman 85%
Nancy Landon Kassebaum 84%
Richard Shelby 84%
W. Curtis Weldon 84%
Thomas Davis III 83%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 83%
Vern Ehlers 83%
Michael Patrick Flanagan 83%
Scott Klug 83%
Steve LaTourette 83%
Steven Schiff 83%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 82%
James Longley, Jr. 81%
William Roth, Jr. 81%
Alan Simpson 81%
Thomas Campbell 80%
Jon David Fox 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
Nancy Johnson 80%
Ray LaHood 80%
Frank LoBiondo 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
Gerald Weller 80%
Richard Zimmer 80%
Ben Campbell 78%
Jim Bunn 77%
John Duncan, Jr. 77%
Dan Frisa 77%
Stephen Horn 77%
Christopher Shays 77%
Alfonse D'Amato 76%
Robert Franks 76%
Mark Hatfield 75%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 74%
John Chafee 71%
Michael Patrick Forbes 71%
Philip English 70%
Marge Roukema 70%
John McHugh 69%
Pete Geren 67%
James Leach 63%
James Walsh 63%
Olympia Snowe 62%
Bill Martini 60%
Constance Morella 60%
Peter Blute 57%
G.V. Montgomery 57%
James Merrill Jeffords 55%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Jack Quinn 45%
Peter Torkildsen 45%
Sam Nunn 43%
Bill Brewster 41%
William Cohen 40%
Arlen Specter 38%
Gene Taylor 35%
Gary Condit 33%
Joe Lieberman 30%
Charles Stenholm 30%
J. Bennett Johnston 29%
Owen Pickett 27%
Blanche Lincoln 24%
State Office Name Party Rating
Frank Wolf 93%
James Quillen 92%
Brian Bilbray 90%
Kit Bond 90%
Mike Castle 90%
William Clinger 90%
Thomas Coburn 90%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 90%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 90%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90%
Judd Gregg 90%
Steven Gunderson 90%
Joel Hefley 90%
Jesse Helms 90%
Martin Hoke 90%
John Hostettler 90%
Pete King 90%
Dick Lugar 90%
Jack Metcalf 90%
Jan Meyers 90%
John Edward Porter 90%
Frank Riggs 90%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 90%
Jim Saxton 90%
Fred Thompson 90%
Donald Young 90%
Joe Barton 89%
Joe Scarborough 89%
Linda Smith 89%
Joseph McDade 88%
Douglas Bereuter 87%
John Ensign 87%
Fredrick Kenneth Fred' Heineman 87%
James Ramstad 87%
Slade Gorton 86%
Rick Lazio 86%
Ted Stevens 86%
Steve Stockman 85%
Nancy Landon Kassebaum 84%
Richard Shelby 84%
W. Curtis Weldon 84%
Thomas Davis III 83%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 83%
Vern Ehlers 83%
Michael Patrick Flanagan 83%
Scott Klug 83%
Steve LaTourette 83%
Steven Schiff 83%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 82%
James Longley, Jr. 81%
William Roth, Jr. 81%
Alan Simpson 81%
Thomas Campbell 80%
Jon David Fox 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
Nancy Johnson 80%
Ray LaHood 80%
Frank LoBiondo 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 80%
Gerald Weller 80%
Richard Zimmer 80%
Ben Campbell 78%
Jim Bunn 77%
John Duncan, Jr. 77%
Dan Frisa 77%
Stephen Horn 77%
Christopher Shays 77%
Alfonse D'Amato 76%
Robert Franks 76%
Mark Hatfield 75%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 74%
John Chafee 71%
Michael Patrick Forbes 71%
Philip English 70%
Marge Roukema 70%
John McHugh 69%
Pete Geren 67%
James Leach 63%
James Walsh 63%
Olympia Snowe 62%
Bill Martini 60%
Constance Morella 60%
Peter Blute 57%
G.V. Montgomery 57%
James Merrill Jeffords 55%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Jack Quinn 45%
Peter Torkildsen 45%
Sam Nunn 43%
Bill Brewster 41%
William Cohen 40%
Arlen Specter 38%
Gene Taylor 35%
Gary Condit 33%
Joe Lieberman 30%
Charles Stenholm 30%
J. Bennett Johnston 29%
Owen Pickett 27%
Blanche Lincoln 24%
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