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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | Democratic | 51% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | 38% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 82% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 62% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 75% |
Haley Barbour | 49% | |||
Mike Beebe | 57% | |||
Steve Beshear | 63% | |||
Phil Bredesen | 46% | |||
Jan Brewer | 27% | |||
Don Carcieri | 61% | |||
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 34% | |||
Chet Culver | 53% | |||
Mitch Daniels, Jr. | 86% | |||
Jim Douglas | 66% | |||
Jim Doyle III | 30% | |||
Dave Freudenthal | 61% | |||
Jim Gibbons | 81% | |||
Chris Gregoire | 45% | |||
Dave Heineman | 77% | |||
Brad Henry | 52% | |||
Bobby Jindal | 84% | |||
Ted Kulongoski | 0% | |||
Linda Lingle | 75% | |||
John Lynch | 37% | |||
Jack Markell | 39% | |||
Jay Nixon | 66% | |||
Martin O'Malley | 62% | |||
Butch Otter | 54% | |||
David Paterson | 15% | |||
Deval Patrick | 23% | |||
Tim Pawlenty | 87% | |||
Bev Perdue | 46% | |||
Sonny Perdue | 55% | |||
Rick Perry | 63% | |||
Pat Quinn | 0% | |||
Jodi Rell | 46% | |||
Ed Rendell | 24% | |||
Bill Richardson | 61% | |||
Bob Riley | 49% | |||
Bill Ritter, Jr. | 7% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 71% | |||
Arnold Schwarzenegger | 35% | |||
Brian Schweitzer | 55% | |||
Ted Strickland | 52% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | D | 51% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | 38% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 82% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 62% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 75% |
Haley Barbour | 49% | |||
Mike Beebe | 57% | |||
Steve Beshear | 63% | |||
Phil Bredesen | 46% | |||
Jan Brewer | 27% | |||
Don Carcieri | 61% | |||
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 34% | |||
Chet Culver | 53% | |||
Mitch Daniels, Jr. | 86% | |||
Jim Douglas | 66% | |||
Jim Doyle III | 30% | |||
Dave Freudenthal | 61% | |||
Jim Gibbons | 81% | |||
Chris Gregoire | 45% | |||
Dave Heineman | 77% | |||
Brad Henry | 52% | |||
Bobby Jindal | 84% | |||
Ted Kulongoski | 0% | |||
Linda Lingle | 75% | |||
John Lynch | 37% | |||
Jack Markell | 39% | |||
Jay Nixon | 66% | |||
Martin O'Malley | 62% | |||
Butch Otter | 54% | |||
David Paterson | 15% | |||
Deval Patrick | 23% | |||
Tim Pawlenty | 87% | |||
Bev Perdue | 46% | |||
Sonny Perdue | 55% | |||
Rick Perry | 63% | |||
Pat Quinn | 0% | |||
Jodi Rell | 46% | |||
Ed Rendell | 24% | |||
Bill Richardson | 61% | |||
Bob Riley | 49% | |||
Bill Ritter, Jr. | 7% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 71% | |||
Arnold Schwarzenegger | 35% | |||
Brian Schweitzer | 55% | |||
Ted Strickland | 52% |