1994 California lieutenant gubernatorial election|
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The 1994 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. State Controller Gray Davis, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Cathie Wright, to succeed incumbent Leo T. McCarthy, who was retiring after three terms.
Final results from the Secretary of State of California[1]
California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 1994
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Gray Davis
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1,992,320
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80.79
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Philip R. Ashamallah
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473,848
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18.21
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Total votes
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2,466,168
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100.00
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California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 1994
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Cathie Wright
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1,178,369
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62.72
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Stan Statham
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700,451
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37.28
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Total votes
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1,878,820
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100.00
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California Lt. Governor Green primary, 1994
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Daniel Moses
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12,186
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71.40
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None of the above
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4,881
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28.60
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Total votes
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17,067
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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]
County
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Davis
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Votes
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Wright
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Votes
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Gomez
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Votes
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New
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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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69.68%
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158,442
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16.94%
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38,516
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2.56%
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5,812
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1.64%
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3,732
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9.18%
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20,881
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Alameda
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67.21%
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262,947
|
23.82%
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93,184
|
2.12%
|
8,294
|
1.85%
|
7,235
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5.01%
|
19,589
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San Mateo
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61.70%
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129,434
|
30.93%
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64,878
|
1.80%
|
3,777
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2.02%
|
4,241
|
3.55%
|
7,458
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Marin
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59.89%
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61,795
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28.75%
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29,661
|
1.21%
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1,248
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2.30%
|
2,368
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7.85%
|
8,105
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Sonoma
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59.69%
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93,746
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31.34%
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49,231
|
1.83%
|
2,878
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2.50%
|
3,927
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4.64%
|
7,280
|
Yolo
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58.64%
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28,557
|
32.91%
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16,027
|
2.39%
|
1,165
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2.08%
|
1,011
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3.98%
|
1,940
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Los Angeles
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58.05%
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1,170,122
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35.34%
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712,252
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2.78%
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55,958
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1.72%
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34,655
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2.11%
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42,601
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Solano
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57.75%
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56,311
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35.59%
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34,698
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1.87%
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1,826
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1.94%
|
1,890
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2.85%
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2,778
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Santa Clara
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57.60%
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250,445
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34.06%
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148,092
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2.11%
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9,181
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2.90%
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12,593
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3.34%
|
14,517
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Santa Cruz
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56.87%
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51,155
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30.24%
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27,203
|
2.90%
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2,612
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3.52%
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3,170
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6.46%
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5,813
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Napa
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56.36%
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23,756
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36.67%
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15,457
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1.41%
|
596
|
2.23%
|
938
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3.34%
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1,406
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Mendocino
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56.27%
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16,530
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32.13%
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9,439
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2.90%
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852
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3.24%
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953
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5.45%
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1,602
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Contra Costa
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56.06%
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165,014
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37.82%
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111,301
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1.43%
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4,208
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1.88%
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5,541
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2.81%
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8,264
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Lake
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55.60%
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10,847
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37.82%
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7,379
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1.16%
|
227
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2.55%
|
498
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2.86%
|
559
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Sacramento
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55.58%
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196,514
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38.68%
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136,768
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1.50%
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5,290
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1.97%
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6,958
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2.27%
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8,046
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Stanislaus
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53.35%
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53,120
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41.17%
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40,992
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1.78%
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1,769
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1.43%
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1,428
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2.27%
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2,257
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Del Norte
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53.19%
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3,936
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40.30%
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2,982
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1.11%
|
82
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2.45%
|
181
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2.96%
|
219
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Amador
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52.97%
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6,925
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42.06%
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5,498
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0.67%
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88
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2.30%
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301
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1.99%
|
261
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Monterey
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52.87%
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47,979
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39.86%
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36,172
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2.40%
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2,178
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1.98%
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1,799
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2.89%
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2,620
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San Joaquin
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52.65%
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66,801
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42.29%
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53,649
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1.90%
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2,407
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1.40%
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1,776
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1.77%
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2,238
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San Benito
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52.13%
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6,057
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39.17%
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4,551
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3.13%
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364
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2.96%
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344
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2.62%
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304
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Humboldt
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52.12%
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24,544
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34.55%
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16,272
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1.72%
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811
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2.44%
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1,147
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9.17%
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4,319
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Tuolumne
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51.06%
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9,989
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43.72%
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8,554
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0.72%
|
140
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2.03%
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397
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2.47%
|
484
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Merced
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50.67%
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19,709
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43.57%
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16,947
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2.33%
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908
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1.47%
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571
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1.96%
|
762
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Imperial
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49.14%
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11,626
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39.29%
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9,294
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7.54%
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1,784
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1.33%
|
315
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2.70%
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638
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Fresno
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48.80%
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86,265
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45.60%
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80,608
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2.50%
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4,425
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1.15%
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2,041
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1.94%
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3,429
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Kings
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48.67%
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10,925
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45.43%
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10,199
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2.62%
|
588
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1.14%
|
256
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2.13%
|
480
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Calaveras
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47.74%
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7,503
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45.09%
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7,086
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1.05%
|
165
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3.14%
|
493
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2.98%
|
469
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Lassen
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47.33%
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3,839
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44.17%
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3,583
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1.47%
|
119
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3.43%
|
278
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3.60%
|
192
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Mariposa
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47.17%
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3,360
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46.37%
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3,303
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0.86%
|
61
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2.18%
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155
|
3.42%
|
244
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Santa Barbara
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46.80%
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60,516
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46.09%
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59,602
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2.39%
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3,094
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2.06%
|
2,666
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2.66%
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3,436
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Plumas
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46.44%
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3,939
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46.42%
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3,937
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1.20%
|
102
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2.52%
|
214
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3.41%
|
289
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Siskiyou
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46.10%
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8,349
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45.05%
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8,158
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1.29%
|
233
|
2.86%
|
518
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4.70%
|
852
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San Bernardino
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45.91%
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157,449
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46.45%
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159,297
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2.66%
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9,119
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2.31%
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7,935
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1.67%
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9,162
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Trinity
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45.67%
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2,460
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41.49%
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2,235
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1.95%
|
105
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4.42%
|
238
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6.47%
|
349
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Riverside
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45.43%
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154,591
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47.81%
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162,715
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2.24%
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7,609
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2.24%
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7,621
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2.28%
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6,776
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Colusa
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45.06%
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2,254
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49.64%
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2,483
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1.60%
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80
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1.64%
|
82
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2.06%
|
103
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San Luis Obispo
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44.95%
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38,472
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47.47%
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40,626
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1.56%
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1,333
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2.57%
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2,197
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3.46%
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2,962
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Madera
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44.86%
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11,939
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50.04%
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13,318
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1.83%
|
488
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1.38%
|
366
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1.89%
|
503
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Butte
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44.79%
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30,332
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48.52%
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32,856
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1.46%
|
988
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2.28%
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1,541
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2.96%
|
2,005
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Sierra
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44.77%
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727
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45.38%
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737
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1.48%
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24
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3.88%
|
63
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4.50%
|
73
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Yuba
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44.63%
|
6,307
|
47.71%
|
6,742
|
1.80%
|
254
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2.55%
|
360
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3.31%
|
468
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Ventura
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44.47%
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95,571
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48.54%
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104,321
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2.22%
|
4,775
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2.36%
|
5,071
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2.42%
|
5,188
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Placer
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44.40%
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33,626
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49.52%
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37,509
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0.95%
|
719
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2.85%
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2,160
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2.28%
|
1,728
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Alpine
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44.39%
|
289
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43.63%
|
284
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2.76%
|
18
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4.92%
|
32
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4.30%
|
28
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Tehama
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44.32%
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8,186
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48.34%
|
8,927
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1.02%
|
188
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2.96%
|
546
|
3.37%
|
622
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San Diego
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43.92%
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320,867
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49.05%
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358,361
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1.95%
|
14,263
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2.52%
|
18,402
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2.57%
|
18,722
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Tulare
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43.83%
|
33,970
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49.53%
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38,381
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3.11%
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2,407
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1.50%
|
1,159
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2.04%
|
1,581
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El Dorado
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43.40%
|
23,514
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49.84%
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27,005
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0.95%
|
515
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3.10%
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1,677
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2.71%
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1,473
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Nevada
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42.80%
|
16,067
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49.31%
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18,508
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0.97%
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365
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2.63%
|
987
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4.29%
|
1,610
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Mono
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41.26%
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1,419
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50.89%
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1,750
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1.08%
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37
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3.49%
|
120
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3.29%
|
113
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Shasta
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41.23%
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22,265
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51.68%
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27,907
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1.15%
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623
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2.57%
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1,388
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3.37%
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1,818
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Kern
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41.09%
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61,813
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51.38%
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77,284
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2.62%
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3,946
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2.31%
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3,470
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2.61%
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3,918
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Inyo
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40.96%
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2,940
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52.77%
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3,788
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1.20%
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86
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2.24%
|
161
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2.83%
|
203
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Modoc
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40.70%
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1,564
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49.05%
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1,885
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1.41%
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54
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3.93%
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151
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4.92%
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189
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Glenn
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40.40%
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3,212
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53.98%
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4,292
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0.99%
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79
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2.02%
|
161
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2.60%
|
207
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Sutter
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40.17%
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8,848
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54.77%
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12,065
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1.46%
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321
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1.73%
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380
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1.88%
|
414
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Orange
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39.08%
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291,750
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54.12%
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404,028
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1.82%
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13,616
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2.68%
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20,038
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2.29%
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17,088
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