The 1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 2, 1998. State Assemblyman and Speaker of the Assembly Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tim Leslie, to succeed the incumbent Gray Davis, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.
1998 California lieutenant gubernatorial election|
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County results Bustamante: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Leslie: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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Final results from the Secretary of State of California[1]
California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 1998
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Cruz Bustamante
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1,899,566
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73.14
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Tony Miller
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473,848
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18.25
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Larry K. Reed
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223,631
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8.61
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Total votes
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2,597,045
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100.00
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California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 1998
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Tim Leslie
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898,831
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35.81
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Noel Hentschel
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725,661
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28.91
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Dick Mountjoy
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651,780
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25.97
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Ingrid Lundberg
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233,403
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9.31
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Total votes
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2,509,675
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100.00
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California Lt. Governor Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Jaime Luis Gomez
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75,760
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53.68
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Regina Lark
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65,368
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46.32
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Total votes
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141,128
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100.00
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General election results
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Final results from the Secretary of State of California[2]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
County
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Bustamante
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Votes
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Leslie
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Votes
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Amir
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Votes
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Tryon
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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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67.91%
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152,668
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15.18%
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34,122
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11.39%
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25,599
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1.54%
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3,468
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3.97%
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8,945
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Alameda
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64.60%
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236,652
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23.80%
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87,178
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5.82%
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21,336
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1.79%
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6,549
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3.99%
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14,617
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Los Angeles
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62.06%
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1,186,799
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30.65%
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586,184
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2.53%
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48,328
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1.66%
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31,720
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3.11%
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59,406
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San Mateo
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61.67%
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122,648
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29.41%
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58,496
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3.59%
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7,132
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2.05%
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4,086
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3.27%
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6,504
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Marin
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60.81%
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59,606
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29.13%
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28,555
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5.38%
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5,272
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2.08%
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2,037
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2.61%
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2,553
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Solano
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57.28%
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56,671
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34.05%
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33,690
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2.42%
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2,390
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2.05%
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2,029
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4.20%
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4,149
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Sonoma
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56.74%
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88,519
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30.61%
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47,758
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5.90%
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9,200
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2.81%
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4,378
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3.94%
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6,161
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Merced
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56.29%
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22,028
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38.44%
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15,043
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1.07%
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417
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1.47%
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577
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2.73%
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1,070
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Yolo
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56.25%
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28,238
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34.00%
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17,069
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5.13%
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2,574
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1.79%
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901
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2.83%
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1,419
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Santa Cruz
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56.16%
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46,691
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28.18%
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23,429
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8.59%
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7,144
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3.12%
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2,591
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3.95%
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3,279
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Fresno
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55.88%
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95,010
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39.78%
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67,641
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0.91%
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1,546
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1.41%
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2,403
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2.02%
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3,428
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Santa Clara
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55.70%
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225,382
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34.69%
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140,380
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3.37%
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13,617
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2.57%
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10,396
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3.67%
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14,877
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Contra Costa
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55.69%
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163,323
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36.22%
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106,235
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2.98%
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8,746
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1.91%
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5,590
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3.20%
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9,402
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Monterey
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54.16%
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48,509
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36.67%
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32,846
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2.85%
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2,556
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2.37%
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2,121
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3.94%
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3,532
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Imperial
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53.20%
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12,468
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36.92%
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8,651
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1.22%
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287
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1.98%
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465
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6.67%
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1,563
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Lake
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52.89%
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9,744
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36.64%
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6,749
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3.34%
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615
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2.93%
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540
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4.19%
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774
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Kings
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52.38%
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11,785
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41.56%
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9,351
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0.77%
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174
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1.76%
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396
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3.51%
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792
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San Benito
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51.93%
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6,657
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38.51%
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4,937
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2.29%
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293
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3.01%
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386
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4.26%
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547
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Napa
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51.67%
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21,611
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38.07%
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15,923
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3.33%
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1,391
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2.54%
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1,063
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4.40%
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1,836
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Sacramento
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50.80%
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180,599
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42.63%
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151,559
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2.45%
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8,713
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1.53%
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5,442
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2.59%
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9,208
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Stanislaus
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50.60%
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50,022
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43.64%
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43,142
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1.17%
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1,159
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2.12%
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2,096
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2.46%
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2,438
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San Joaquin
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50.34%
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61,845
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43.34%
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53,243
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1.21%
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1,490
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2.28%
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2,802
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2.82%
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3,468
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Tulare
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50.06%
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36,277
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45.20%
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32,753
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0.85%
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616
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1.81%
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1,311
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2.08%
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1,506
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San Bernardino
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49.03%
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159,206
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43.14%
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140,072
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1.72%
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5,572
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1.92%
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6,242
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4.19%
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13,609
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Mendocino
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48.52%
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13,448
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32.43%
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8,990
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10.05%
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2,785
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3.84%
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1,064
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5.16%
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1,431
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Santa Barbara
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47.48%
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57,042
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43.07%
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51,740
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3.99%
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4,797
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2.06%
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2,470
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3.40%
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4,090
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Riverside
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46.72%
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156,016
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45.57%
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152,171
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1.72%
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5,730
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2.04%
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6,824
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3.94%
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13,171
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Ventura
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46.71%
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94,869
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44.89%
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91,157
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2.24%
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4,543
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2.42%
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4,909
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3.75%
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7,604
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Humboldt
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46.46%
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20,951
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34.03%
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15,343
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11.15%
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5,027
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4.20%
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1,894
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4.15%
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1,875
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Madera
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46.06%
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12,065
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48.93%
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12,815
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1.08%
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282
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1.93%
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506
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2.00%
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524
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Del Norte
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45.49%
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3,313
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42.02%
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3,060
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2.99%
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218
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4.38%
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319
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5.12%
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373
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Tuolumne
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44.78%
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8,841
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47.53%
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9,383
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2.02%
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398
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3.23%
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638
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2.43%
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481
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San Luis Obispo
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44.70%
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37,834
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46.74%
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39,557
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3.57%
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3,023
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2.32%
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1,963
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2.67%
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2,264
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San Diego
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43.70%
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309,307
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47.34%
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335,069
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2.68%
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18,999
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2.35%
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16,666
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3.92%
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27,765
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Mariposa
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41.35%
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2,914
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49.66%
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3,500
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2.61%
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184
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3.42%
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241
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2.97%
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209
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Amador
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40.51%
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5,334
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53.88%
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7,094
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1.52%
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200
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2.15%
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283
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1.95%
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256
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Kern
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40.29%
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56,147
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52.72%
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73,457
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1.13%
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1,569
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2.09%
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2,914
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3.77%
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5,255
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Orange
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39.37%
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273,095
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52.97%
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367,473
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2.08%
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14,420
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2.20%
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15,235
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3.38%
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23,479
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Yuba
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38.82%
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5,213
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53.78%
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7,222
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1.59%
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214
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2.43%
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326
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3.37%
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454
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Tehama
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38.22%
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6,963
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51.80%
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9,436
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1.36%
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247
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3.72%
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677
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4.91%
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894
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Trinity
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38.05%
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1,860
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46.83%
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2,289
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4.15%
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203
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5.22%
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255
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5.75%
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281
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Siskiyou
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38.02%
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6,181
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51.70%
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8,406
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2.21%
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360
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4.32%
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702
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3.75%
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609
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Alpine
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37.19%
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209
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48.75%
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274
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5.16%
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29
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3.91%
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22
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4.98%
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28
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Nevada
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36.69%
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14,088
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55.15%
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21,177
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3.82%
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1,466
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2.06%
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790
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2.28%
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878
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Butte
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36.32%
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23,488
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55.40%
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35,827
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2.87%
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1,859
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2.30%
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1,489
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3.11%
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2,008
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Colusa
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36.30%
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1,745
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56.50%
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2,716
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1.02%
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49
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2.83%
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136
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3.35%
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161
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El Dorado
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36.10%
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20,680
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57.64%
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33,022
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2.31%
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1,321
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1.80%
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1,033
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2.16%
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1,235
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Calaveras
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35.93%
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5,767
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48.96%
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7,858
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1.51%
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242
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11.64%
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1,869
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1.96%
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314
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Shasta
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35.88%
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18,684
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54.66%
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28,461
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1.84%
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960
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3.37%
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1,756
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4.25%
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2,212
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Inyo
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35.85%
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2,385
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54.51%
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3,626
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2.59%
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172
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2.86%
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190
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4.19%
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279
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Placer
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35.37%
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31,064
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59.43%
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52,191
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1.83%
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1,608
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1.51%
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1,330
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1.85%
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1,622
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Mono
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35.15%
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1,202
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55.76%
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1,907
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3.22%
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110
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3.57%
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122
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2.31%
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79
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Sutter
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34.62%
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7,529
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59.60%
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12,959
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1.11%
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241
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1.95%
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423
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2.72%
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593
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Plumas
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33.58%
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2,862
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59.70%
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5,089
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2.05%
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175
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2.44%
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208
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2.23%
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190
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Glenn
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32.82%
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2,435
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59.68%
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4,428
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1.17%
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87
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2.75%
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204
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3.57%
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265
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Lassen
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30.44%
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2,511
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61.94%
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5,110
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1.50%
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124
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2.84%
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234
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3.28%
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271
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Sierra
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30.06%
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527
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59.33%
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1,040
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2.11%
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37
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4.51%
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79
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3.99%
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70
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Modoc
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27.27%
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946
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62.78%
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2,178
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1.47%
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51
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4.70%
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163
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3.78%
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131
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