1956 United States presidential election in Ohio|
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County results Municipality results
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Eisenhower
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
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Stevenson
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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Tie
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The 1956 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1956, throughout all 48 states, which was part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Ohio was won by the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He won all counties except for Pike County.
Results
Results by county
| County
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
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Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Adams
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5,637
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59.14%
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3,894
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40.86%
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1,743
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18.28%
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9,531
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| Allen
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28,388
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70.22%
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12,042
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29.78%
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16,346
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40.44%
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40,430
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| Ashland
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12,792
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73.41%
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4,634
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26.59%
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8,158
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46.82%
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17,426
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| Ashtabula
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24,165
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64.68%
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13,195
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35.32%
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10,970
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29.36%
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37,360
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| Athens
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10,794
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64.43%
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5,959
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35.57%
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4,835
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28.86%
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16,753
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| Auglaize
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11,453
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72.07%
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4,438
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27.93%
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7,015
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44.14%
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15,891
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| Belmont
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19,230
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50.31%
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18,991
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49.69%
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239
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0.62%
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38,221
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| Brown
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5,690
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56.70%
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4,346
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43.30%
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1,344
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13.40%
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10,036
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| Butler
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41,785
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63.20%
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24,331
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36.80%
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17,454
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26.40%
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66,116
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| Carroll
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5,916
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69.55%
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2,590
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30.45%
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3,326
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39.10%
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8,506
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| Champaign
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8,767
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69.48%
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3,851
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30.52%
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4,916
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38.96%
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12,618
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| Clark
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28,767
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61.94%
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17,680
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38.06%
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11,087
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23.88%
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46,447
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| Clermont
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14,914
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62.30%
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9,026
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37.70%
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5,888
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24.60%
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23,940
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| Clinton
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7,919
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70.07%
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3,382
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29.93%
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4,537
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40.14%
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11,301
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| Columbiana
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28,783
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66.47%
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14,516
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33.53%
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14,267
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32.94%
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43,299
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| Coshocton
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9,549
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66.60%
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4,789
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33.40%
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4,760
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33.20%
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14,338
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| Crawford
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13,763
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70.46%
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5,769
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29.54%
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7,994
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40.92%
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19,532
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| Cuyahoga
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353,474
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53.72%
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304,558
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46.28%
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48,916
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7.44%
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658,032
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| Darke
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13,447
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65.32%
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7,138
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34.68%
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6,309
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30.64%
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20,585
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| Defiance
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8,786
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69.03%
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3,941
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30.97%
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4,845
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38.06%
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12,727
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| Delaware
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10,739
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72.88%
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3,997
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27.12%
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6,742
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45.76%
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14,736
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| Erie
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14,771
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70.18%
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6,276
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29.82%
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8,495
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40.36%
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21,047
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| Fairfield
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15,647
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65.24%
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8,337
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34.76%
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7,310
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30.48%
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23,984
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| Fayette
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6,696
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66.00%
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3,449
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34.00%
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3,247
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32.00%
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10,145
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| Franklin
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151,544
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65.78%
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78,852
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34.22%
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72,692
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31.56%
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230,396
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| Fulton
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9,030
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77.50%
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2,622
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22.50%
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6,408
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55.00%
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11,652
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| Gallia
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7,040
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70.99%
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2,877
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29.01%
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4,163
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41.98%
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9,917
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| Geauga
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10,971
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69.49%
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4,818
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30.51%
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6,153
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38.98%
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15,789
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| Greene
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15,471
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61.07%
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9,861
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38.93%
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5,610
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22.14%
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25,332
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| Guernsey
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10,224
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66.51%
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5,149
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33.49%
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5,075
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33.02%
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15,373
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| Hamilton
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222,009
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66.11%
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113,797
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33.89%
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108,212
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32.22%
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335,806
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| Hancock
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15,713
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74.82%
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5,289
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25.18%
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10,424
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49.64%
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21,002
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| Hardin
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9,049
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66.51%
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4,556
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33.49%
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4,493
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33.02%
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13,605
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| Harrison
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5,444
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65.79%
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2,831
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34.21%
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2,613
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31.58%
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8,275
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| Henry
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8,164
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74.63%
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2,775
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25.37%
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5,389
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49.26%
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10,939
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| Highland
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8,397
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63.50%
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4,826
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36.50%
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3,571
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27.00%
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13,223
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| Hocking
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4,925
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59.63%
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3,334
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40.37%
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1,591
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19.26%
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8,259
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| Holmes
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3,955
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68.78%
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1,795
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31.22%
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2,160
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37.56%
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5,750
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| Huron
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12,208
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73.43%
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4,418
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26.57%
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7,790
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46.86%
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16,626
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| Jackson
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8,106
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64.65%
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4,432
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35.35%
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3,674
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29.30%
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12,538
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| Jefferson
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22,162
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50.52%
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21,703
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49.48%
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459
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1.04%
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43,865
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| Knox
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12,347
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71.35%
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4,958
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28.65%
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7,389
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42.70%
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17,305
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| Lake
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31,017
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61.14%
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19,718
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38.86%
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11,299
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22.28%
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50,735
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| Lawrence
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12,607
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62.72%
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7,492
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37.28%
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5,115
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25.44%
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20,099
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| Licking
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21,912
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67.44%
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10,581
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32.56%
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11,331
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34.88%
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32,493
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| Logan
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11,229
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72.66%
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4,226
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27.34%
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7,003
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45.32%
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15,455
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| Lorain
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40,340
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60.11%
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26,774
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39.89%
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13,566
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20.22%
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67,114
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| Lucas
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100,501
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53.15%
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88,598
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46.85%
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11,903
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6.30%
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189,099
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| Madison
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6,483
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69.28%
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2,875
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30.72%
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3,608
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38.56%
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9,358
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| Mahoning
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63,992
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51.98%
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59,126
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48.02%
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4,866
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3.96%
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123,118
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| Marion
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15,125
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67.07%
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7,425
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32.93%
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7,700
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34.14%
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22,550
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| Medina
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15,155
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70.42%
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6,365
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29.58%
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8,790
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40.84%
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21,520
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| Meigs
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6,593
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70.32%
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2,783
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29.68%
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3,810
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40.64%
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9,376
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| Mercer
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9,456
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68.88%
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4,272
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31.12%
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5,184
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37.76%
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13,728
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| Miami
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20,135
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68.57%
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9,229
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31.43%
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10,906
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37.14%
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29,364
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| Monroe
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3,738
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59.18%
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2,578
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40.82%
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1,160
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18.36%
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6,316
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| Montgomery
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107,278
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58.45%
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76,270
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41.55%
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31,008
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16.90%
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183,548
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| Morgan
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4,134
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73.82%
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1,466
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26.18%
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2,668
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47.64%
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5,600
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| Morrow
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5,885
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71.56%
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2,339
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28.44%
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3,546
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43.12%
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8,224
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| Muskingum
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22,788
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69.27%
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10,110
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30.73%
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12,678
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38.54%
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32,898
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| Noble
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3,861
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66.52%
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1,943
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33.48%
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1,918
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33.04%
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5,804
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| Ottawa
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8,806
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62.98%
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5,176
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37.02%
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3,630
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25.96%
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13,982
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| Paulding
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4,885
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69.24%
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2,170
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30.76%
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2,715
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38.48%
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7,055
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| Perry
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7,511
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64.56%
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4,123
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35.44%
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3,388
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29.12%
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11,634
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| Pickaway
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6,956
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60.67%
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4,509
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39.33%
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2,447
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21.34%
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11,465
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| Pike
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3,447
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47.15%
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3,863
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52.85%
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-416
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-5.70%
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7,310
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| Portage
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18,943
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59.07%
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13,128
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40.93%
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5,815
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18.14%
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32,071
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| Preble
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8,099
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63.91%
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4,574
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36.09%
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3,525
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27.82%
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12,673
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| Putnam
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8,408
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70.38%
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3,538
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29.62%
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4,870
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40.76%
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11,946
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| Richland
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26,098
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65.78%
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13,578
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34.22%
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12,520
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31.56%
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39,676
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| Ross
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13,036
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63.73%
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7,418
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36.27%
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5,618
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27.46%
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20,454
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| Sandusky
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15,009
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72.52%
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5,687
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27.48%
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9,322
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45.04%
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20,696
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| Scioto
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22,110
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59.60%
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14,985
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40.40%
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7,125
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19.20%
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37,095
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| Seneca
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17,728
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73.90%
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6,260
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26.10%
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11,468
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47.80%
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23,988
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| Shelby
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9,452
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67.67%
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4,515
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32.33%
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4,937
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35.34%
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13,967
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| Stark
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83,667
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62.85%
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49,445
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37.15%
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34,222
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25.70%
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133,112
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| Summit
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102,872
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52.42%
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93,378
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47.58%
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9,494
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4.84%
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196,250
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| Trumbull
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43,936
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57.17%
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32,913
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42.83%
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11,023
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14.34%
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76,849
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| Tuscarawas
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19,876
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60.63%
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12,908
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39.37%
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6,968
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21.26%
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32,784
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| Union
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7,575
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74.06%
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2,653
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25.94%
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4,922
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48.12%
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10,228
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| Van Wert
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9,834
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70.03%
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4,208
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29.97%
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5,626
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40.06%
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14,042
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| Vinton
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2,998
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61.01%
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1,916
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38.99%
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1,082
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22.02%
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4,914
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| Warren
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13,673
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65.53%
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7,193
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34.47%
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6,480
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31.06%
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20,866
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| Washington
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13,927
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69.65%
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6,068
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30.35%
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7,859
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39.30%
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19,995
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| Wayne
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19,469
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73.60%
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6,984
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26.40%
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12,485
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47.20%
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26,453
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| Williams
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9,784
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75.21%
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3,225
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24.79%
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6,559
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50.42%
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13,009
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| Wood
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16,844
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66.32%
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8,553
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33.68%
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8,291
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32.64%
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25,397
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| Wyandot
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6,807
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73.18%
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2,495
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26.82%
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4,312
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46.36%
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9,302
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| Totals |
2,262,610 |
61.11% |
1,439,655 |
38.89% |
822,955 |
22.22% |
3,702,265
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
- ^ Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.
- ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- ^ Leip, David (2016). "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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