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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 45% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rick Scott | Republican | 56% |
IN | Governor | Eric Holcomb | Republican | 46% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Commerce | Gina Raimondo | 48% | |
NC | Governor | Roy Cooper III | Democratic | 39% |
ND | Governor | Doug Burgum | Republican | 68% |
NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 62% |
NH | Governor | Chris Sununu | Republican | 56% |
SC | Governor | Henry McMaster | Republican | 69% |
TX | Governor | Greg Abbott | Republican | 65% |
VT | Governor | Phil Scott | Republican | 56% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 23% |
WV | Governor | Jim Justice, Jr. | Republican | 35% |
Charlie Baker | 47% | |||
Matt Bevin | 49% | |||
Jerry Brown, Jr. | 41% | |||
Kate Brown | 30% | |||
Phil Bryant | 62% | |||
Steve Bullock | 54% | |||
Andrew Cuomo | 49% | |||
Dennis Daugaard | 35% | |||
Mark Dayton | 41% | |||
Nathan Deal | 59% | |||
Doug Ducey | 54% | |||
John Bel Edwards | 37% | |||
Mary Fallin | 45% | |||
Bill Haslam | 46% | |||
Gary Herbert | 53% | |||
Larry Hogan, Jr. | 54% | |||
Asa Hutchinson | 53% | |||
David Ige | 35% | |||
John Kasich | 62% | |||
Paul LePage | 67% | |||
Dan Malloy | 48% | |||
Susana Martinez | 73% | |||
Matt Mead | 61% | |||
Butch Otter | 56% | |||
Bruce Rauner | 59% | |||
Brian Sandoval | 47% | |||
Rick Snyder | 55% | |||
Scott Walker | 49% | |||
Tom Wolf | 37% |