The summary of the results in the eight races:
ILLINOIS 8th District: 32% say Rep. Joe Walsh deserves reelection, his approval rating sits at just 28 percent. While there are two Democrats in the race against Walsh, PPP tested a generic opponent. Walsh trails the generic Democrat 49 percent to 35 percent.
IOWA 4th District: 48% say Rep. Steve King deserves reelection, his approval rating is 42 percent. King leads Democrat Christie Vilsack 49 percent to 43 percent. She leads among independents, 48 percent to 37 percent.
MICHIGAN 1st District: 40% say Rep. Dan Benishek deserves reelection, his approval rating is just 33 percent. He trails 2010 opponent Gary McDowell 46 percent to 41 percent in a hypothetical re-match.
OHIO 7th District: 37% say Rep. Robert Gibbs deserves reelection, his approval rating is 34 percent. He's in a virtual dead heat with a generic Democrat, leading 43 percent to 42 percent.
MARYLAND 6th District: 37% say Rep. Roscoe Bartlett deserves reelection, his approval rating is 39 percent. He runs even with a generic Democratic challenger, tied at 42 percent.
OHIO 16th District: 40% say Rep. Jim Renacci deserves reelection, his approval rating is just 31 percent. He's tied with incumbent Democratic Rep. Betty Sutton at 46 percent.
COLORADO 3rd District: 39% say Rep. Scott Tipton deserves reelection, his approval rating is 36 percent. But Tipton leads Democratic challenger Sal Pace 46 percent to 39 percent.
OHIO 6th District: 38% say Rep. Bill Johnson deserves reelection, his approval rating is 32 percent. Johnson finds himself in a battle with Democratic predecessor Charlie Wilson, leading 42 percent to 41 percent.
Margin of errors after the jump; All polls were conducted between January 18- 23.
In CO-3 569 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-4.1%.
In IA-4 974 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-3.1%.
In IL-8 500 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-4.4%.
In MI-1 867 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-3.3%.
In MD-6 500 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-4.4%.
In OH-6 768 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-3.5%.
In OH-7 693 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-3.7%.
In OH-16 812 registered voters were interviewed with a margin of error of +/-3.4%.
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