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State Office Name Party Rating
Collin Peterson 58%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 58%
Charles Stenholm 58%
John Tanner 58%
William Cohen 57%
Blanche Lincoln 55%
Michael McNulty 55%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 55%
Charles Rose III 55%
Eligio de la Garza II 55%
Tom Bevill 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
Glen Browder 50%
Jim Chapman 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Lee Hamilton 50%
Willie Hefner 50%
Gerald Kleczka 50%
David Minge 50%
Glenn Poshard 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Frank Tejeda 50%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
Charles Wilson 50%
Jerry Costello 45%
Peter Deutsch 45%
William Lipinski 45%
Karen McCarthy 45%
Norman Sisisky 44%
John Breaux 43%
Jim Exon 43%
J. Bennett Johnston 43%
Herb Kohl 43%
Sam Nunn 43%
Charles Robb 43%
Harold Ford, Sr. 42%
Jane Harman 42%
Tim Holden 42%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 42%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 42%
William Luther 42%
Frank Mascara 42%
Paul McHale 42%
Martin Meehan 42%
Pete Peterson 42%
Owen Pickett 42%
Earl Pomeroy 42%
Bill Richardson 42%
Rob Andrews 40%
Harold Volkmer 40%
TX State House - 114 John Bryant Democratic 36%
Sam Gibbons 36%
Karen Thurman 36%
John Baldacci 33%
Tom Barrett 33%
Sherrod Brown 33%
Peter DeFazio 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 33%
Anna Eshoo 33%
Victor Fazio 33%
Elizabeth Furse 33%
Gene Green 33%
Tom Lantos 33%
Thomas Manton 33%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 33%
Bart Stupak 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
Michael Ward 33%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 33%
Howard Berman 30%
Jonas Frost III 30%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 30%
Max Baucus 29%
Richard Bryan 29%
Kent Conrad 29%
Byron Dorgan 29%
John Glenn 29%
Daniel Graham 29%
Tom Harkin 29%
Barbara Mikulski 29%
Carol Moseley Braun 29%
Clay Pell, Jr. 29%
David Pryor 29%
Jay Rockefeller IV 29%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 27%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 27%
Henry Gonzalez 27%
Gary Ackerman 25%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 25%
Robert Borski, Jr. 25%
Rick Boucher 25%
George Brown, Jr. 25%
Ben Cardin 25%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 25%
Ronald Coleman 25%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 25%
State Office Name Party Rating
Collin Peterson 58%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 58%
Charles Stenholm 58%
John Tanner 58%
William Cohen 57%
Blanche Lincoln 55%
Michael McNulty 55%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 55%
Charles Rose III 55%
Eligio de la Garza II 55%
Tom Bevill 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
Glen Browder 50%
Jim Chapman 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Lee Hamilton 50%
Willie Hefner 50%
Gerald Kleczka 50%
David Minge 50%
Glenn Poshard 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Frank Tejeda 50%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
Charles Wilson 50%
Jerry Costello 45%
Peter Deutsch 45%
William Lipinski 45%
Karen McCarthy 45%
Norman Sisisky 44%
John Breaux 43%
Jim Exon 43%
J. Bennett Johnston 43%
Herb Kohl 43%
Sam Nunn 43%
Charles Robb 43%
Harold Ford, Sr. 42%
Jane Harman 42%
Tim Holden 42%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 42%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 42%
William Luther 42%
Frank Mascara 42%
Paul McHale 42%
Martin Meehan 42%
Pete Peterson 42%
Owen Pickett 42%
Earl Pomeroy 42%
Bill Richardson 42%
Rob Andrews 40%
Harold Volkmer 40%
TX State House - 114 John Bryant D 36%
Sam Gibbons 36%
Karen Thurman 36%
John Baldacci 33%
Tom Barrett 33%
Sherrod Brown 33%
Peter DeFazio 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 33%
Anna Eshoo 33%
Victor Fazio 33%
Elizabeth Furse 33%
Gene Green 33%
Tom Lantos 33%
Thomas Manton 33%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 33%
Bart Stupak 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
Michael Ward 33%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 33%
Howard Berman 30%
Jonas Frost III 30%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 30%
Max Baucus 29%
Richard Bryan 29%
Kent Conrad 29%
Byron Dorgan 29%
John Glenn 29%
Daniel Graham 29%
Tom Harkin 29%
Barbara Mikulski 29%
Carol Moseley Braun 29%
Clay Pell, Jr. 29%
David Pryor 29%
Jay Rockefeller IV 29%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 27%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 27%
Henry Gonzalez 27%
Gary Ackerman 25%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 25%
Robert Borski, Jr. 25%
Rick Boucher 25%
George Brown, Jr. 25%
Ben Cardin 25%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 25%
Ronald Coleman 25%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 25%
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