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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 0% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 50% |
George Allen | 50% | |||
Lincoln Carter Almond | 25% | |||
Phil Batt | 50% | |||
Evan Bayh | 75% | |||
David Beasley | 75% | |||
Terry Branstad | 50% | |||
George Bush | 75% | |||
W. Gaston Caperton | 0% | |||
Arne Carlson | 50% | |||
Mel Carnahan | 25% | |||
Benjamin Cayetano | 25% | |||
Lawton Chiles | 0% | |||
Howard Dean | 75% | |||
Jim Robert Edgar | 25% | |||
John Engler | 75% | |||
Daniel Kirkwood Fordice | 75% | |||
Jim Geringer | 50% | |||
Parris Glendening | 25% | |||
Bill Graves | 50% | |||
James Hunt, Jr. | 50% | |||
Fob James, Jr. | 50% | |||
William Janklow | 75% | |||
Gary Johnson | 75% | |||
Frank Keating | 50% | |||
John Kitzhaber | 50% | |||
Michael Edward Lowry | 25% | |||
Stephen Merrill | 100% | |||
Bob Miller | 75% | |||
Zell Bryan Miller | 50% | |||
Ben Nelson | 50% | |||
George Pataki | 100% | |||
Marc Racicot | 25% | |||
Thomas Ridge | 75% | |||
Roy Rudolph Romer | 75% | |||
John Rowland | 75% | |||
Edward Schafer | 75% | |||
Don Sundquist | 50% | |||
Fife Symington | 100% | |||
Tommy Thompson | 75% | |||
George Voinovich | 0% | |||
Bill Weld | 75% | |||
Christine Todd Whitman | 75% | |||
Pete Wilson | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 0% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 50% |
George Allen | 50% | |||
Lincoln Carter Almond | 25% | |||
Phil Batt | 50% | |||
Evan Bayh | 75% | |||
David Beasley | 75% | |||
Terry Branstad | 50% | |||
George Bush | 75% | |||
W. Gaston Caperton | 0% | |||
Arne Carlson | 50% | |||
Mel Carnahan | 25% | |||
Benjamin Cayetano | 25% | |||
Lawton Chiles | 0% | |||
Howard Dean | 75% | |||
Jim Robert Edgar | 25% | |||
John Engler | 75% | |||
Daniel Kirkwood Fordice | 75% | |||
Jim Geringer | 50% | |||
Parris Glendening | 25% | |||
Bill Graves | 50% | |||
James Hunt, Jr. | 50% | |||
Fob James, Jr. | 50% | |||
William Janklow | 75% | |||
Gary Johnson | 75% | |||
Frank Keating | 50% | |||
John Kitzhaber | 50% | |||
Michael Edward Lowry | 25% | |||
Stephen Merrill | 100% | |||
Bob Miller | 75% | |||
Zell Bryan Miller | 50% | |||
Ben Nelson | 50% | |||
George Pataki | 100% | |||
Marc Racicot | 25% | |||
Thomas Ridge | 75% | |||
Roy Rudolph Romer | 75% | |||
John Rowland | 75% | |||
Edward Schafer | 75% | |||
Don Sundquist | 50% | |||
Fife Symington | 100% | |||
Tommy Thompson | 75% | |||
George Voinovich | 0% | |||
Bill Weld | 75% | |||
Christine Todd Whitman | 75% | |||
Pete Wilson | 50% |