★ Most Aligned: Most Conservative than the alternative(s), or comparably Conservative but more Electable than one or more solidly Conservative alternative(s) in a 3+way race.
✙ Best Option: More Conservative, or less Liberal / Progressive than the alternative(s). This does not indicate an endorsement or that a candidate is necessarily Conservative, but that they are the best of 2 or more candidates.
Abstain or Unlisted: Two or more Ideologically Comparable Conservative or Non-Conservative Candidates, OR Unopposed Incumbent, OR We do not have enough information to make a sound educated recommendation