1998 California Attorney General election|
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 County results
Lockyer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Stirling: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 1998 California Attorney General election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Bill Lockyer, defeated the Republican nominee, Dave Stirling, for the office previously held by incumbent Dan Lungren, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.
Primary results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[1]
Democratic
Candidates
California Attorney General Democratic primary, 1998
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Bill Lockyer
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1,294,166
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47.27
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| Lynn Schenk
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685,163
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25.03
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| Charles M. Calderon
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645,574
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23.58
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| Michael Schmeier
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112,875
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4.12
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| Total votes
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2,737,778
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100.00
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Republican
Candidates
- M. David "Dave" Stirling, Attorney, Former Assemblyman and candidate in 1982
- Mike Capizzi
California Attorney General Republican primary, 1998
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Dave Stirling
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1,612,742
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66.40
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| Mike Capizzi
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815,919
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33.60
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| Total votes
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2,428,661
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100.00
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Peace & Freedom
California Attorney General Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Robert J. Evans
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74,042
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53.69
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| Gary P. Kast
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63,874
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46.31
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| Total votes
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137,916
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100.00
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Others
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[2]
| County
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Lockyer
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Votes
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Stirling
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Votes
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Templin
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Votes
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Others
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Votes
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| San Francisco
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75.01%
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165,888
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17.38%
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38,434
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2.56%
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5,659
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5.05%
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11,163
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| Alameda
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69.43%
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253,905
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24.12%
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88,209
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2.14%
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7,810
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4.31%
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15,766
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| Marin
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61.95%
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60,229
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31.96%
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31,074
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2.12%
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2,059
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3.97%
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3,860
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| San Mateo
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61.00%
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119,362
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32.85%
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64,276
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2.39%
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4,674
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3.76%
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7,369
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| Los Angeles
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60.46%
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1,134,245
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34.38%
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644,969
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1.89%
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35,464
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3.27%
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61,429
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| Santa Cruz
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57.79%
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46,925
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31.47%
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25,551
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3.28%
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2,661
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7.46%
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6,058
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| Yolo
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57.12%
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27,967
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37.12%
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18,172
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1.97%
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966
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3.79%
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1,853
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| Sonoma
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56.91%
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87,921
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34.67%
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53,566
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3.16%
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4,879
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5.26%
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8,129
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| Solano
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56.55%
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55,766
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37.79%
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37,264
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2.61%
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2,575
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3.05%
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3,012
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| Santa Clara
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56.09%
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222,707
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36.94%
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146,660
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2.78%
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11,040
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4.19%
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16,656
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| Contra Costa
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55.63%
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158,611
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38.60%
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110,060
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2.30%
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6,571
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3.46%
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9,855
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| Monterey
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52.14%
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46,315
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41.05%
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36,463
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2.78%
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2,467
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4.03%
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3,582
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| Napa
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51.90%
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21,621
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41.29%
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17,198
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2.85%
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1,189
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3.96%
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1,648
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| Lake
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51.72%
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9,521
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41.73%
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7,683
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2.75%
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506
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3.80%
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700
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| Mendocino
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51.49%
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14,148
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36.57%
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10,047
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3.56%
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978
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8.38%
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2,302
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| San Benito
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49.67%
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6,337
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42.91%
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5,475
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3.14%
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400
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4.29%
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547
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| Merced
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49.30%
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18,979
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45.43%
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17,488
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2.45%
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943
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2.82%
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1,086
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| Sacramento
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49.17%
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171,917
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45.41%
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158,784
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2.27%
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7,946
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3.15%
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10,997
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| Imperial
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48.62%
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11,325
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41.94%
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9,769
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3.17%
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739
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6.26%
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1,459
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| Stanislaus
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46.37%
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45,540
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48.81%
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47,937
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2.08%
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2,042
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2.74%
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2,691
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| Santa Barbara
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46.14%
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54,190
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47.42%
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55,699
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2.42%
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2,838
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4.02%
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4,732
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| San Joaquin
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46.12%
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55,161
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48.77%
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58,324
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2.44%
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2,915
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2.68%
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3,196
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| San Bernardino
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45.87%
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147,602
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47.97%
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154,357
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2.82%
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9,069
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3.34%
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10,738
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| Humboldt
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45.39%
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20,156
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43.33%
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19,243
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2.79%
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1,240
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8.49%
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3,771
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| Fresno
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44.61%
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74,110
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50.02%
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83,082
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2.17%
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3,599
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3.20%
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5,320
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| Ventura
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44.53%
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88,110
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49.37%
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97,678
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2.55%
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5,047
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3.55%
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7,014
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| Riverside
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43.71%
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145,032
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50.45%
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167,416
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2.60%
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8,635
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3.23%
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10,743
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| Kings
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42.99%
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9,557
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50.77%
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11,286
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2.68%
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596
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3.56%
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792
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| Tuolumne
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42.54%
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8,311
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51.68%
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10,098
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2.55%
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499
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3.23%
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631
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| Del Norte
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42.52%
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3,087
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49.60%
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3,601
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3.58%
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260
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4.30%
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312
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| San Luis Obispo
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42.22%
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35,521
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51.76%
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43,542
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2.66%
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2,241
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3.35%
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2,822
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| San Diego
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42.06%
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289,580
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51.12%
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351,967
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2.92%
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20,089
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3.91%
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26,901
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| Alpine
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41.07%
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223
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48.25%
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262
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5.52%
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30
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5.15%
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28
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| Amador
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41.04%
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5,331
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53.80%
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6,988
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2.11%
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274
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3.05%
|
396
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| Yuba
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40.82%
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5,424
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52.17%
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6,933
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3.25%
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432
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3.76%
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500
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| Trinity
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40.49%
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1,969
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47.48%
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2,309
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5.16%
|
251
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6.87%
|
334
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| Tehama
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39.75%
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7,228
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52.65%
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9,572
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3.92%
|
712
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3.69%
|
670
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| Butte
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39.47%
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24,949
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53.85%
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34,037
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2.87%
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1,814
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3.81%
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2,408
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| Siskiyou
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39.22%
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6,331
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52.46%
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8,468
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3.57%
|
577
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4.75%
|
767
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| Calaveras
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39.16%
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6,177
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52.34%
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8,256
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2.68%
|
423
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5.82%
|
918
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| Plumas
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38.92%
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3,253
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55.13%
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4,608
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2.62%
|
219
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3.33%
|
278
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| Tulare
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38.74%
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27,663
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56.23%
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40,154
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2.06%
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1,472
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2.98%
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2,123
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| Mono
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38.66%
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1,302
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54.10%
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1,822
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2.29%
|
77
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4.96%
|
167
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| Nevada
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38.14%
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14,327
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55.61%
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20,889
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2.54%
|
955
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3.71%
|
1,390
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| Orange
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37.60%
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254,444
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56.50%
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382,392
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2.48%
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16,803
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3.43%
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23,159
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| Kern
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37.35%
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50,571
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56.51%
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76,512
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2.74%
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3,713
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3.39%
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4,588
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| Madera
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36.86%
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9,520
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57.06%
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14,736
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2.46%
|
636
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3.61%
|
933
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| Mariposa
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36.85%
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2,567
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54.64%
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3,806
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3.22%
|
224
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5.30%
|
369
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| El Dorado
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36.44%
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20,531
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57.23%
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32,240
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2.63%
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1,484
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3.70%
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2,084
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| Sierra
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36.31%
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618
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53.94%
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918
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3.58%
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61
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6.17%
|
105
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| Lassen
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36.04%
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2,921
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56.00%
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4,538
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3.83%
|
310
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4.14%
|
335
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| Placer
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36.01%
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30,488
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58.11%
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49,202
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2.25%
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1,903
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3.64%
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3,077
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| Shasta
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35.84%
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18,581
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57.19%
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29,653
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3.65%
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1,893
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3.32%
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1,721
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| Colusa
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35.68%
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1,695
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59.82%
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2,842
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1.60%
|
76
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2.91%
|
138
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| Inyo
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35.36%
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2,328
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57.52%
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3,787
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3.37%
|
222
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3.75%
|
247
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| Glenn
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35.17%
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2,592
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58.34%
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4,299
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3.12%
|
230
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3.37%
|
248
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| Sutter
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34.04%
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7,328
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60.97%
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13,126
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2.42%
|
521
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2.58%
|
554
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| Modoc
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33.03%
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1,132
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58.01%
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1,988
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4.93%
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169
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4.03%
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138
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