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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | State House - 11 | Ann Williams | Democratic | 80% |
| Sara Wojcicki Jimenez | 80% | |||
| IL | State House - 103 | Carol Ammons | Democratic | 70% |
| IL | State Senate - 47 | Neil Anderson | Republican | 70% |
| Mike Fortner | 70% | |||
| Dale Fowler | 70% | |||
| Chad Hays | 70% | |||
| Dale Righter | 70% | |||
| Cynthia Soto | 70% | |||
| Mike Unes | 70% | |||
| Steven Andersson | 60% | |||
| Jason Barickman | 60% | |||
| Patricia Bellock | 60% | |||
| Avery Bourne | 60% | |||
| Bill Brady, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Peter Breen | 60% | |||
| Michael Connelly | 60% | |||
| Scott Drury | 60% | |||
| IL | Director of the Department of Revenue | David Harris | 60% | |
| IL | State House - 29 | Thaddeus Jones | Democratic | 60% |
| Jerry Long | 60% | |||
| Michael McAuliffe | 60% | |||
| Kyle McCarter | 60% | |||
| Karen McConnaughay | 60% | |||
| David McSweeney | 60% | |||
| David Olsen | 60% | |||
| Lindsay Parkhurst | 60% | |||
| Reggie Phillips | 60% | |||
| Robert Pritchard | 60% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 60% | |||
| Paul Schimpf | 60% | |||
| IL | State House - 116 | Dave Severin | Republican | 60% |
| Ira Silverstein | 60% | |||
| IL | State House - 71 | Dan Swanson | Republican | 60% |
| IL | State Senate - 50 | Jil Tracy | Republican | 60% |
| Chuck Weaver | 60% | |||
| Keith Wheeler | 60% | |||
| Christine Winger | 60% | |||
| IL | Board Member - 6 | Pamela Althoff | 50% | |
| Tom Bennett | 50% | |||
| Tim Bivins | 50% | |||
| Tim Butler | 50% | |||
| IL | State House - 90 | John Cabello | Republican | 50% |
| John Cavaletto | 50% | |||
| IL | State House - 100 | C.D. Davidsmeyer | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Demmer | 50% | |||
| Randy Frese | 50% | |||
| IL | State House - 107 | Brad Halbrook | Republican | 50% |
| Jeanne Ives | 50% | |||
| Sheri Jesiel | 50% | |||
| Dan McConchie | 50% | |||
| Margo McDermed | 50% | |||
| IL | State House - 109 | Charlie Meier | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Morrison | 50% | |||
| Chris Nybo | 50% | |||
| IL | State House - 63 | Steve Reick | Republican | 50% |
| David Reis | 50% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 51 | Chapin Rose | Republican | 50% |
| Nick Sauer | 50% | |||
| Allen Skillicorn | 50% | |||
| Keith Sommer | 50% | |||
| IL | State House - 73 | Ryan Spain | Republican | 50% |
| IL | State Senate - 35 | Dave Syverson | Republican | 50% |
| Grant Wehrli | 50% | |||
| David Welter | 50% | |||
| Dan Brady | 40% | |||
| Jim Durkin | 40% | |||
| IL | State House - 89 | Tony McCombie | Republican | 40% |
| IL | State Senate - 38 | Sue Rezin | Republican | 40% |
| IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | Republican | 40% |
| Brian Stewart | 40% | |||
| Barbara Wheeler | 40% | |||
| Jim Oberweis | 30% | |||
| Mark Batinick | 20% |