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State Office Name Party Rating
Pat Toomey 55%
Ed Towns 55%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 55%
Tom Udall 55%
Lynn Woolsey 55%
Sam Brownback 53%
William Frist 53%
Daniel Graham 53%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 53%
Don Nickles 53%
Jeff Sessions III 53%
Gordon Smith 53%
Fred Thompson 53%
George Voinovich 53%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 53%
Thomas Allen 50%
Richard Armey 50%
John Baldacci 50%
Bob Barr, Jr. 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
Steve Chabot 50%
William Coyne 50%
Philip Crane 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
James Davis 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Joel Hefley 50%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 50%
Jay Inslee 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
James Maloney 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Dave Obey 50%
John Olver 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
John Shadegg 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
Zach Wamp 50%
Jim Bunning 47%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 47%
Jon Corzine 47%
Mike Enzi 47%
Charles Hagel 47%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 47%
Pat Roberts 47%
Rick Santorum 47%
Olympia Snowe 47%
Debbie Stabenow 47%
Gary Ackerman 45%
Marion Berry 45%
Rod Blagojevich 45%
David Edward Bonior 45%
Lois Capps 45%
Mike Castle 45%
Jerry Costello 45%
Christopher Cox 45%
John Culberson 45%
Elijah Cummings 45%
Thomas Davis III 45%
James DeMint 45%
Norm Dicks 45%
Eliot Engel 45%
Lane Evans 45%
Michael Ferguson 45%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 45%
Tony Hall 45%
Pete Hoekstra 45%
Steve Israel 45%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 45%
Sue Kelly 45%
Sandy Levin 45%
John Lewis 45%
John Linder 45%
Jim Matheson 45%
Robert Matsui 45%
Scott McInnis 45%
Dan Miller 45%
Gary Miller 45%
Jack Murtha 45%
Grace Napolitano 45%
State Office Name Party Rating
Pat Toomey 55%
Ed Towns 55%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 55%
Tom Udall 55%
Lynn Woolsey 55%
Sam Brownback 53%
William Frist 53%
Daniel Graham 53%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 53%
Don Nickles 53%
Jeff Sessions III 53%
Gordon Smith 53%
Fred Thompson 53%
George Voinovich 53%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 53%
Thomas Allen 50%
Richard Armey 50%
John Baldacci 50%
Bob Barr, Jr. 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
Steve Chabot 50%
William Coyne 50%
Philip Crane 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
James Davis 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Joel Hefley 50%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 50%
Jay Inslee 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
James Maloney 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Dave Obey 50%
John Olver 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
John Shadegg 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
Zach Wamp 50%
Jim Bunning 47%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 47%
Jon Corzine 47%
Mike Enzi 47%
Charles Hagel 47%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 47%
Pat Roberts 47%
Rick Santorum 47%
Olympia Snowe 47%
Debbie Stabenow 47%
Gary Ackerman 45%
Marion Berry 45%
Rod Blagojevich 45%
David Edward Bonior 45%
Lois Capps 45%
Mike Castle 45%
Jerry Costello 45%
Christopher Cox 45%
John Culberson 45%
Elijah Cummings 45%
Thomas Davis III 45%
James DeMint 45%
Norm Dicks 45%
Eliot Engel 45%
Lane Evans 45%
Michael Ferguson 45%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 45%
Tony Hall 45%
Pete Hoekstra 45%
Steve Israel 45%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 45%
Sue Kelly 45%
Sandy Levin 45%
John Lewis 45%
John Linder 45%
Jim Matheson 45%
Robert Matsui 45%
Scott McInnis 45%
Dan Miller 45%
Gary Miller 45%
Jack Murtha 45%
Grace Napolitano 45%
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