◆ THE CANDIDATE RECORD
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| State | Tracked | Graded | A–F distribution | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 239 | 57 | 71 REP · 154 DEM · 14 OTHER | |
| Texas | 252 | 52 | 144 REP · 96 DEM · 12 OTHER | |
| Florida | 236 | 37 | 119 REP · 95 DEM · 22 OTHER | |
| New York | 126 | 30 | 32 REP · 87 DEM · 7 OTHER | |
| Illinois | 122 | 20 | 32 REP · 84 DEM · 6 OTHER | |
| Georgia | 108 | 19 | 61 REP · 46 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Michigan | 74 | 19 | 28 REP · 43 DEM · 3 OTHER | |
| Ohio | 68 | 19 | 30 REP · 33 DEM · 5 OTHER | |
| Pennsylvania | 62 | 19 | 18 REP · 42 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| North Carolina | 75 | 17 | 31 REP · 38 DEM · 6 OTHER | |
| Arizona | 48 | 16 | 19 REP · 26 DEM · 3 OTHER | |
| Colorado | 51 | 16 | 14 REP · 30 DEM · 7 OTHER | |
| Virginia | 100 | 14 | 29 REP · 65 DEM · 6 OTHER | |
| New Jersey | 82 | 13 | 19 REP · 57 DEM · 6 OTHER | |
| Washington | 46 | 13 | 17 REP · 22 DEM · 7 OTHER | |
| Kentucky | 45 | 12 | 24 REP · 19 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| South Carolina | 58 | 12 | 35 REP · 21 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| Tennessee | 58 | 12 | 26 REP · 24 DEM · 8 OTHER | |
| Minnesota | 44 | 11 | 21 REP · 23 DEM | |
| Alabama | 40 | 10 | 24 REP · 16 DEM | |
| Indiana | 37 | 10 | 15 REP · 22 DEM | |
| Iowa | 37 | 10 | 18 REP · 16 DEM · 3 OTHER | |
| Louisiana | 47 | 10 | 28 REP · 17 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| Maryland | 49 | 10 | 11 REP · 37 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Massachusetts | 37 | 10 | 6 REP · 27 DEM · 4 OTHER | |
| Missouri | 44 | 10 | 24 REP · 20 DEM | |
| Wisconsin | 39 | 10 | 12 REP · 25 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| Oklahoma | 37 | 8 | 21 REP · 14 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| Montana | 22 | 7 | 9 REP · 10 DEM · 3 OTHER | |
| Nebraska | 24 | 7 | 9 REP · 9 DEM · 6 OTHER | |
| Nevada | 37 | 7 | 21 REP · 15 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Oregon | 25 | 7 | 9 REP · 14 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| Arkansas | 18 | 6 | 9 REP · 8 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Utah | 29 | 6 | 11 REP · 13 DEM · 5 OTHER | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 5 | 10 REP · 13 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Kansas | 23 | 5 | 6 REP · 16 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Maine | 28 | 5 | 7 REP · 18 DEM · 3 OTHER | |
| Mississippi | 20 | 5 | 9 REP · 9 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| New Hampshire | 26 | 4 | 12 REP · 14 DEM | |
| Delaware | 9 | 3 | 4 REP · 5 DEM | |
| Hawaii | 7 | 3 | 1 REP · 6 DEM | |
| Idaho | 16 | 3 | 7 REP · 5 DEM · 4 OTHER | |
| New Mexico | 12 | 3 | 7 REP · 5 DEM | |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 3 | 4 REP · 5 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| South Dakota | 10 | 3 | 6 REP · 3 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Vermont | 5 | 3 | 2 REP · 2 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| West Virginia | 18 | 3 | 9 REP · 7 DEM · 2 OTHER | |
| Alaska | 8 | 2 | 4 REP · 3 DEM · 1 OTHER | |
| Wyoming | 16 | 2 | 14 REP · 2 DEM | |
| District of Columbia | 10 | 1 | 1 REP · 9 DEM | |
| North Dakota | 4 | 1 | 3 REP · 1 DEM | |
| American Samoa | 1 | — | Not yet graded | 1 REP · 0 DEM |
| Guam | 3 | — | Not yet graded | 2 REP · 1 DEM |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | — | Not yet graded | 1 REP · 0 DEM · 1 OTHER |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | — | Not yet graded | 0 REP · 3 DEM · 1 OTHER |
| US | 16 | — | Not yet graded | 4 REP · 2 DEM · 10 OTHER |
Two questions are graded separately. The rating of a business from a customer’s perspective reflects how it treats gun owners who spend money there. The rating of a business from a supporter’s perspective reflects whether it actively defends the right. A business can score well in one area and poorly in the other.
Evidence ages. An old receipt says less about a company today, so it counts for less. A record too old or too thin to support a letter shows no grade rather than a guess.