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2018 Senate Races

AL(2017):
Strange(R) vs.Jones(D) vs.Moore(R)
AZ: Flake(R) vs. Ward(R) vs.Sinema(D) vs.Abboud(D) vs.McSally(R) vs.Arpaio(R)
CA: Feinstein(D) vs. Eisen(D) vs. Sanchez?(D) vs. Garcetti?(D) vs.de_Leon(D)
CT: Murphy(D) vs.Adams(D) vs.Corey(R)
DE: Carper(D) vs.Boyce(R) vs. Markell?(D)
FL: Nelson(D) vs. DeSantis(R) vs. Jolly(R) vs. Lopez-Cantera(R) vs.Scott(R)
HI: Hirono(D) vs.McDermott(R) vs.Pirkowski(D)
IN: Donnelly(D) vs. Hurt(R) vs.Messer(R) vs.Rokita(R)
MA: Warren(D) vs. Ayyadurai(I) vs.Waters(R) vs.Lindstrom(R) vs.Diehl(R) vs.Wellman(R) vs.Kingston(R)
MD: Cardin(D) vs.Vohra(L) vs.Manning(D) vs.Faddis(R)
ME: King(I) vs.Brakey(R)
MI: Stabenow(D) vs. Bouchard?(R) vs.Young(R) vs.Monetti(R) vs.Squier(I)
MN-2: Franken(D) vs.Smith(D) vs.Housley(R)
MN-6: Klobuchar(D) vs.Newberger(R)
MO: McCaskill(D) vs.Petersen(R) vs.Monetti(R)
MS: Wicker(R) vs. McDaniel?(R)
MT: Tester(D) vs.Olszewski(R) vs.Rosendale(R)
ND: Heitkamp(D) vs.Peyer(D) vs.Campbell(R) vs.Cramer(R)
NE: Fischer(R) vs.Raybould(D)
NJ: Menendez(D) vs.Pezzullo(R) vs.Hugin(R)
NM: Heinrich(D) vs.Rich(R) vs. Sanchez?(R)
NV: Heller(R) vs.Tarkanian(R) vs.Rosen(D)
NY: Gillibrand(D) vs. Kennedy?(D) vs.Webber(R)
OH: Brown(D) vs. Mandel(R) vs.Renacci(R) vs.Gibbons(R)
PA: Casey(D) vs.Barletta(R) vs.Christiana(R)
RI: Whitehouse(D) vs.Nardolillo(R)
TN: Corker(R) vs.Mackler(D) vs.Crim(D) vs.Blackburn(R) vs.Bredesen(D) vs.Fincher(R)
TX: Cruz(R) vs. Bush?(R) vs.O`Rourke(D)
UT: Hatch(R) vs. McMullin?(R) vs. Romney(R) vs.Wilson(D)
VA: Kaine(D) vs. Cuccinelli?(R) vs. Fiorina?(R) vs.Stewart(R)
VT: Sanders(I) vs. Giordano(D) vs.MacGovern(D) vs.Milne(D)
WA: Cantwell(D) ; no opponent yet
WI: Baldwin(D) vs.Vukmir(R)
WV: Manchin(D) vs. Raese(R) vs. Goodwin?(R) vs.Morrisey(R) vs.Swearengin(D)
WY: Barrasso(R) vs.Trauner(D)


2016 Senate Races

AK: Murkowski(R) vs.Metcalfe(D) vs.Miller(L) vs.Stevens(L) vs.Lamb(R)
AL: Shelby(R) vs.Crumpton(D) vs.Bowman(R)
AR: Boozman(R) vs.Eldridge(D) vs.Gilbert(L)
AZ: McCain(R) vs.Kirkpatrick(D) vs.Mealer(I) vs.Ward(R)
CA: Harris(D) vs.Sanchez(D) vs.Chavez(R) vs.Del Beccaro(R) vs.Sundheim(R) vs.Brannon(R)
CO: Bennet(D) vs.Glenn(R) vs.Neville(R) vs.Frazier(R) vs.Keyser(R) vs.Littleton(R)
CT: Blumenthal(D) vs.Carter(R) vs.Orchulli(R) vs.Kudlow(R) vs.Wolf(R) vs.Foley(R)
FL: Rubio(R) vs.Murphy(D) vs.Grayson(D) vs.Keith(D) vs.DeSantis(R) vs.Cantera(R)
GA: Isakson(R) vs.Barksdale(D) vs.Buckley(L) vs.Barrow(D) vs.Grayson(R)
HI: Schatz(D) vs.Carroll(R) vs.Pirkowski(R) vs.Cavasso(R)
IA: Grassley(R) vs.Judge(D) vs.Fiegen(D) vs.Hogg(D) vs.Krause(D)
ID: Crapo(R) vs.Sturgill(D) vs.Pro-Life(C) vs.LaRocco(D)
IL: Kirk(R)
vs.Duckworth(D) vs.Harris(D) vs.Zopp(D)
IN: Bayh(D)
vs.Young(R) vs.Stutzman(R) vs.Hill(D) vs.Holcomb(R) vs.Bosma(R)
KS: Moran(R) vs.Wiesner(D) vs.Orman(I)
KY: Paul(R) vs.Gray(D) vs.Conway(D)
LA: (runoff Dec. 10) Kennedy(D) vs.Campbell(D) vs.Fleming(R) vs.Boustany(R) vs.Maness(R) vs.Cao(R) vs.Clements(L)
MD: Van Hollen(D) vs.Szeliga(R) vs.Flowers(G) vs.Douglas(R) vs.Steele(R)
MO: Blunt(R) vs.Kander(D)
NC: Burr(R) vs.Ross(D) vs.Haugh(L) vs.Brannon(R) vs.Rey(D) vs.Wright(R)
ND: Hoeven(R) vs.Glassheim(D) vs.Marquette(L)
NH: Ayotte(R)
vs. Hassan(D) vs.Rubens(R)
NV: Cortez-Masto(D) vs.Heck(R) vs.Angle(R)
NY: Schumer(D) vs.Long(R)
OH: Portman(R) vs.Strickland(D) vs.Sittenfeld(D)
OK: Lankford(R) vs.Workman(D) vs.Johnson(D)
OR: Wyden(D) vs.Callahan(R) vs.Stine(D)
PA: Toomey(R) vs.McGinty(D) vs.Stern(R) vs.Sestak(D) vs.Fetterman(D)
SC: Scott(R) vs.Dixon(D)
SD: Thune(R) vs.Williams(D)
UT: Lee(R) vs.Snow(D) vs.Swinton(D)
VT: Leahy(D) vs.Milne(R)
WA: Murray(D) vs.Vance(R)
WI: Johnson(R) vs.Feingold(D) vs.Anderson(L) vs.Lorge(R)


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Randall Batson on Abortion
Click here for 3 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.
  • Support abortion as a woman's right. (Sep 2014)
  • Focus on alternatives such as adoption & foster children. (Aug 2014)
  • No state funding for embryonic stem cell research. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Budget & Economy
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  • Market-led recovery instead of federal stimulus. (Sep 2014)
  • No rainy day fund; reduce all spending. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Civil Rights
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  • Opposes affirmative action. (Sep 2014)
  • Indifferent to same-sex marriage. (Sep 2014)
  • Civil unions ok; let churches decide on same-sex marriage. (Nov 2010)
  • State use of affirmative action ok, but not private. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Corporations
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Randall Batson on Crime
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  • Strongly opposes stricter punishment to reduce crime. (Sep 2014)
  • Eliminate mandatory minimums; balance with rehabilitation. (Aug 2014)
Randall Batson on Drugs
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  • Strongly supports legalizing marijuana. (Sep 2014)
  • Legalization yields better results than current turf wars. (Aug 2014)
Randall Batson on Education
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  • Strongly supports parents choosing schools via vouchers. (Sep 2014)
  • Abstinence education ok, but not abstinence-only. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Energy & Oil
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  • Strongly opposes prioritizing green energy. (Sep 2014)
  • Don't fund alternative energy; don't fund oil & gas either. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Environment
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  • Indifferent to whether there's a 'right' against pollution. (Sep 2014)
  • No state funding for open space preservation. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Families & Children
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Randall Batson on Foreign Policy
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  • Strongly supports maintaining U.S. sovereignty from the U.N. (Sep 2014)
Randall Batson on Free Trade
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  • Strongly supports expanding free trade. (Sep 2014)
Randall Batson on Government Reform
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  • Indifferent to stricter enforcement of the right to vote. (Sep 2014)
  • No term limits; no campaign contribution limits. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Gun Control
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  • Strongly supports an absolute right to gun ownership. (Sep 2014)
  • Possess & trade firearms as owners wish. (Aug 2014)
Randall Batson on Health Care
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  • Strongly opposes expanding ObamaCare. (Sep 2014)
  • Quit preventing the Free Market to fix itself. (Nov 2010)
Randall Batson on Homeland Security
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  • Strongly opposes expanding the armed forces. (Sep 2014)
  • Bring our troops home; close bases overseas. (Aug 2014)
Randall Batson on Immigration
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  • Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship. (Sep 2014)
  • Benefits of citizenship only if arrived by legal means. (Aug 2014)
Randall Batson on Jobs
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Randall Batson on Principles & Values
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  • Supports keeping God in the public sphere. (Sep 2014)
  • Libertarian offers third choice between Orman and Roberts. (Sep 2014)
Randall Batson on Social Security
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  • Strongly supports privatizing Social Security. (Sep 2014)
  • Opt in/opt out of payroll deduction choice. (Aug 2014)
  • Opt in/opt out of payroll deduction choice. (Aug 2014)
Randall Batson on Tax Reform
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  • Strongly opposes higher taxes on the wealthy. (Sep 2014)
  • Replace income tax with FairTax national sales tax. (Aug 2014)
Randall Batson on Technology
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Randall Batson on War & Peace
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  • Strongly supports staying out of Iran. (Sep 2014)
Randall Batson on Welfare & Poverty
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VoteMatch Responses
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Based on these stances:
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Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-3 points on Social scale)
Support abortion as a woman's right: Favors topic 1
Focus on alternatives such as adoption & foster children: Opposes topic 1
No state funding for embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Opposes affirmative action: Strongly Opposes topic 2
State use of affirmative action ok, but not private: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)
Indifferent to same-sex marriage: Neutral on topic 3
Civil unions ok; let churches decide on same-sex marriage: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
Supports keeping God in the public sphere: Strongly Favors topic 4
Abstinence education ok, but not abstinence-only: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly opposes expanding ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Quit preventing the Free Market to fix itself: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly supports privatizing Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6
Opt in/opt out of payroll deduction choice: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly supports parents choosing schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
Indifferent to whether there's a 'right' against pollution: Neutral on topic 8
No state funding for open space preservation: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
Strongly opposes stricter punishment to reduce crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Eliminate mandatory minimums; balance with rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly supports an absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Possess & trade firearms as owners wish: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly opposes higher taxes on the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Replace income tax with FairTax national sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship: Favors topic 12
Benefits of citizenship only if arrived by legal means: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly supports expanding free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly supports maintaining U.S. sovereignty from the U.N.: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15:
Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
Strongly opposes expanding the armed forces: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Bring our troops home; close bases overseas: Opposes topic 15
Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
Indifferent to stricter enforcement of the right to vote: Neutral on topic 16
No term limits; no campaign contribution limits: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
Strongly supports staying out of Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly opposes prioritizing green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Don't fund alternative energy; don't fund oil & gas either: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
Strongly supports legalizing marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Legalization yields better results than current turf wars: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
Market-led recovery instead of federal stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20
No rainy day fund; reduce all spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Randall Batson is a Conservative-Leaning Libertarian.
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