1994 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election|
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| Nominee
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Delaine Eastin
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Maureen DiMarco
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Wilbert Smith
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| Party
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Democratic
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Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan
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| First round vote
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879,111
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548,046
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474,025
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| First round percentage
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22.67%
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14.13%
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12.23%
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| Runoff vote
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3,892,681
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3,108,221
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Eliminated
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| Runoff percentage
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55.60%
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44.40%
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Eliminated
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| Nominee
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Carol S. Koppel
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Gloria Marra Tuchman
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Joseph D. Carrabino
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| Party
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Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan
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| First round vote
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381,841
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312,562
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285,766
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| First round percentage
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9.85%
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8.06%
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7.37%
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| Runoff vote
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Eliminated
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Eliminated
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Eliminated
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| Runoff percentage
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Eliminated
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Eliminated
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Eliminated
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| Nominee
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Robert Stewart
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Hal Rice
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| Party
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Nonpartisan
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Nonpartisan
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| First round vote
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253,397
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251,685
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| First round percentage
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6.54%
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6.49%
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| Runoff vote
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Eliminated
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Eliminated
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| Runoff percentage
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Eliminated
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Eliminated
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First round county results Runoff county results Map key
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Eastin:
10–20%
20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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DiMarco:
10–20%
50–60%
60–70%
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Koppel:
10–20%
Smith:
10–20%
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Tuchman:
10–20%
Stewart:
10–20%
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The 1994 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on June 7, 1994, to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. The officially nonpartisan position is elected via a general election, with a runoff held if no candidate receives a majority of the vote. Delaine Eastin and Maureen DiMarco advanced to run the runoff, which was held on November 8, 1994 and won by Eastin.
General election
Runoff
Results
California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1994[1]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Delaine Eastin
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3,892,681
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55.60
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| Maureen DiMarco
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3,108,221
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44.40
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| Hal Rice (write-in)
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20
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0.00
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| Invalid or blank votes
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1,899,714
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21.34%
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| Total votes
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7,000,922
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100.00
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| Voter turnout
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46.98%
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Results by county
| County
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Eastin
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Votes
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DiMarco
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Votes
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Rice
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Votes
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| Alameda
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70.99%
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238,980
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29.01%
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97,654
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0.00%
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0
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| San Francisco
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70.61%
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111,542
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29.39%
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46,418
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0.00%
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0
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| Santa Cruz
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63.29%
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43,872
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36.71%
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25,446
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0.00%
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0
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| San Mateo
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62.75%
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105,114
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37.25%
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62,392
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0.00%
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0
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| Mendocino
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62.55%
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15,002
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37.45%
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8,982
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0.00%
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0
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| San Luis Obispo
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62.43%
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45,956
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37.57%
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27,658
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0.00%
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0
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| Santa Barbara
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62.26%
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67,211
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37.74%
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40,732
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0.00%
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3
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| Contra Costa
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61.15%
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151,462
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38.85%
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96,245
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0.00%
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0
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| Santa Clara
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60.88%
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213,466
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39.12%
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137,167
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0.00%
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1
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| Marin
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60.63%
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50,025
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39.37%
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32,479
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0.00%
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0
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| Solano
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59.77%
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50,780
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40.23%
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34,179
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0.00%
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0
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| Sonoma
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59.68%
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78,106
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40.32%
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52,764
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0.00%
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0
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| Lake
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59.10%
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10,094
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40.90%
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6,986
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0.00%
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0
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| Napa
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58.73%
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20,804
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41.27%
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14,619
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0.00%
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0
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| Nevada
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57.56%
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17,904
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42.44%
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13,199
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0.00%
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0
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| Humboldt
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57.52%
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22,542
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42.48%
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16,645
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0.00%
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0
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| Stanislaus
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57.18%
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49,475
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42.82%
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37,050
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0.00%
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0
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| Yolo
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57.02%
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24,072
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42.98%
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18,142
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0.00%
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0
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| Los Angeles
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56.10%
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925,316
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43.90%
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724,071
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0.00%
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3
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| Tuolumne
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55.84%
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9,417
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44.16%
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7,446
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0.00%
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0
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| Sacramento
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55.25%
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159,757
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44.75%
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129,368
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0.00%
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2
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| Monterey
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55.17%
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42,078
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44.83%
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34,185
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0.00%
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1
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| Yuba
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55.09%
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6,847
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44.91%
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5,582
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0.00%
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0
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| Plumas
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54.92%
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4,039
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45.08%
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3,316
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0.00%
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0
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| San Joaquin
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54.67%
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61,609
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45.33%
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51,083
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0.00%
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0
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| Mono
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54.66%
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1,582
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45.34%
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1,312
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0.00%
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0
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| Lassen
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53.99%
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3,789
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46.01%
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3,229
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0.00%
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0
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| Ventura
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53.84%
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94,764
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46.16%
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81,262
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0.00%
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0
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| Alpine
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53.62%
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289
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46.38%
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250
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0.00%
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0
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| San Bernardino
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53.52%
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156,294
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46.48%
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135,746
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0.00%
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0
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| Sierra
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53.43%
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733
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46.57%
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639
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0.00%
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0
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| Modoc
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52.81%
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1,682
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47.19%
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1,503
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0.00%
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0
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| Mariposa
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52.35%
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3,265
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47.65%
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2,972
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0.00%
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0
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| San Benito
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52.17%
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5,273
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47.83%
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4,835
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0.00%
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0
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| Amador
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51.81%
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5,915
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48.19%
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5,501
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0.00%
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0
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| Calaveras
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51.81%
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7,122
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48.19%
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6,624
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0.00%
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0
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| Del Norte
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51.40%
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3,130
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48.60%
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2,959
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0.00%
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0
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| Placer
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51.12%
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31,703
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48.88%
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30,318
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0.00%
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0
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| San Diego
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50.55%
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300,616
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49.45%
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294,060
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0.00%
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2
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| El Dorado
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50.55%
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23,801
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49.45%
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23,287
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0.00%
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0
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| Tulare
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50.43%
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34,645
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49.57%
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34,054
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0.00%
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0
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| Sutter
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50.10%
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9,550
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49.90%
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9,512
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0.00%
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0
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| Trinity
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49.88%
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2,324
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50.12%
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2,335
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0.00%
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0
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| Riverside
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49.64%
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145,612
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50.36%
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147,696
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0.00%
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0
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| Orange
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49.59%
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296,160
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50.41%
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301,091
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0.00%
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3
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| Imperial
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48.68%
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9,455
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51.32%
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9,967
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0.00%
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0
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| Fresno
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47.56%
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70,729
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52.44%
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77,995
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0.00%
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5
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| Merced
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46.90%
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15,224
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53.10%
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17,236
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0.00%
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0
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| Inyo
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46.53%
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2,828
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53.47%
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3,250
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0.00%
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0
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| Siskiyou
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45.55%
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6,982
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54.45%
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8,345
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0.00%
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0
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| Madera
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45.05%
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10,475
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54.95%
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12,779
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0.00%
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0
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| Butte
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44.54%
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26,348
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55.46%
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32,811
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0.00%
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0
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| Kings
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43.87%
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8,631
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56.13%
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11,045
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0.00%
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0
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| Colusa
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43.53%
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1,885
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56.47%
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2,445
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0.00%
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0
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| Kern
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42.42%
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57,248
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57.58%
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77,707
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0.00%
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0
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| Shasta
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42.21%
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20,134
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57.79%
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27,565
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0.00%
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0
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| Tehama
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41.34%
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6,701
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58.66%
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9,507
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0.00%
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0
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| Glenn
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33.66%
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2,322
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66.34%
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4,576
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0.00%
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0
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