2002 California SPI election|
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![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/CA_SPI_02Counties.png/250px-CA_SPI_02Counties.png) Election results by county
Jack O'Connell
Katherine H. Smith
Lynne Leach |
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The 2002 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on March 5, 2002. Jack O'Connell, defeated Katherine H. Smith, Lynne C. Leach, and Joe Taylor to replace Delaine Eastin.
California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2002[1][2]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Jack O'Connell
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1,756,762
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31.41
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Katherine H. Smith
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1,177,783
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21.06
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Lynne Leach
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1,101,489
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19.69
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Joe Taylor
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157,736
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2.82
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Total votes
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5,593,770
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100.00
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Voter turnout
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26.01%
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County
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O'Connell
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Votes
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Smith
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Votes
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Leach
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Votes
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Taylor
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Votes
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Santa Barbara
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68.88%
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47,266
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18.79%
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12,897
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10.25%
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7,032
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2.08%
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1,425
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San Luis Obispo
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68.51%
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37,311
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18.31%
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9,969
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11.25%
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6,126
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1.93%
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1,053
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Ventura
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60.44%
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68,269
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19.02%
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21,482
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18.14%
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20,491
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2.40%
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2,714
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San Francisco
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56.55%
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57,731
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14.56%
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14,861
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26.61%
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27,166
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2.28%
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2,324
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Marin
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49.09%
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24,314
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22.28%
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11,038
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26.20%
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12,979
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2.43%
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1,202
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Alameda
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46.66%
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83,084
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25.78%
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45,895
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24.31%
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43,278
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3.25%
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5,788
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Colusa
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45.61%
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1,733
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25.84%
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982
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24.42%
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928
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4.13%
|
157
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Los Angeles
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45.45%
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374,729
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22.20%
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182,991
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27.62%
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227,714
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4.73%
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38,963
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San Mateo
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45.39%
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42,658
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23.21%
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21,815
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28.22%
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26,516
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3.18%
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2,985
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Lake
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43.02%
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4,434
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22.52%
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2,321
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30.70%
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3,165
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3.76%
|
388
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Mendocino
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42.74%
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6,128
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25.03%
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3,589
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28.52%
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4,089
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3.70%
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531
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Sacramento
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42.51%
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76,943
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27.23%
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49,282
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26.76%
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48,423
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3.50%
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6,336
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Humboldt
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42.27%
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11,363
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22.15%
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5,954
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32.04%
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8,615
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3.54%
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953
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Yolo
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42.08%
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12,232
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23.78%
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6,913
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30.81%
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8,956
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3.33%
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968
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Santa Clara
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41.91%
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78,857
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26.17%
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49,242
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28.64%
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53,890
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3.28%
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6,179
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Fresno
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41.74%
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41,555
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25.47%
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25,362
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28.17%
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28,045
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4.62%
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4,604
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Merced
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41.42%
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10,478
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20.85%
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5,275
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33.74%
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8,536
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3.98%
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1,008
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Madera
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41.13%
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6,862
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26.98%
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4,501
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28.12%
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4,691
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3.77%
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629
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Mariposa
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40.95%
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1,993
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25.44%
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1,238
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30.33%
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1,476
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3.29%
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160
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Sonoma
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40.90%
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39,111
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27.26%
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26,068
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28.64%
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27,387
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3.20%
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3,056
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San Joaquin
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40.88%
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32,605
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28.67%
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22,865
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26.26%
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20,943
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4.20%
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3,351
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Santa Cruz
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40.88%
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19,641
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29.34%
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14,095
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27.23%
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13,080
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2.55%
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1,225
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Glenn
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40.19%
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1,824
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27.32%
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1,240
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26.29%
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1,193
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6.19%
|
281
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Stanislaus
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40.18%
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25,000
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25.79%
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16,045
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29.65%
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18,446
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4.39%
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2,730
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Tehama
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40.04%
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4,917
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23.43%
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2,878
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29.99%
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3,683
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6.54%
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803
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Napa
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39.91%
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9,217
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28.50%
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6,581
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28.31%
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6,538
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3.28%
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758
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Solano
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39.44%
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20,153
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27.02%
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13,807
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29.45%
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15,047
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4.09%
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2,090
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Tuolumne
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39.23%
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4,828
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30.22%
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3,720
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27.28%
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3,358
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3.27%
|
402
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San Bernardino
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38.97%
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56,909
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26.06%
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38,050
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31.09%
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45,394
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3.89%
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5,678
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Riverside
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38.67%
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61,317
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23.76%
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37,673
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33.98%
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53,882
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3.60%
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5,707
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Inyo
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38.68%
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1,888
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23.83%
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1,163
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33.54%
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1,637
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3.95%
|
193
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Calaveras
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38.66%
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4,379
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29.76%
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3,371
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28.07%
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3,180
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3.50%
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397
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San Diego
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38.51%
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134,789
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29.77%
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104,183
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28.11%
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98,397
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3.61%
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12,644
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Mono
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37.60%
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746
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23.34%
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463
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36.90%
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732
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2.17%
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43
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Kings
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37.57%
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4,812
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24.22%
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3,102
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31.55%
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4,041
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6.65%
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852
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Trinity
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37.49%
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1,465
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28.45%
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1,112
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28.53%
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1,115
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5.53%
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216
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Amador
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37.50%
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3,224
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28.10%
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2,416
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30.23%
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2,599
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4.18%
|
359
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Placer
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37.09%
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21,620
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31.16%
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18,165
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28.50%
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16,612
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3.24%
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1,890
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Shasta
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37.03%
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11,588
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28.33%
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8,864
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29.12%
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9,111
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5.52%
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1,727
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Tulare
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36.98%
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15,519
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30.35%
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12,737
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27.91%
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11,711
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4.75%
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1,994
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Monterey
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36.87%
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19,150
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28.06%
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14,575
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31.00%
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16,104
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4.07%
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2,116
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Sierra
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36.57%
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445
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30.24%
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368
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29.50%
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359
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3.70%
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45
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San Benito
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35.16%
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2,880
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22.48%
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1,841
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39.08%
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3,201
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3.27%
|
268
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Plumas
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35.05%
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2,138
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32.35%
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1,973
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30.05%
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1,833
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2.54%
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155
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Alpine
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34.75%
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147
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24.35%
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103
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38.30%
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162
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2.60%
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11
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Modoc
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34.80%
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973
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30.87%
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863
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28.86%
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807
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5.47%
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153
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Sutter
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34.16%
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4,300
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32.16%
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4,048
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28.08%
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3,534
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5.59%
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704
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Butte
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33.77%
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14,664
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34.92%
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15,160
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27.69%
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12,021
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3.62%
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1,573
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Kern
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33.48%
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31,289
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29.19%
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27,280
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32.87%
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30,716
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4.47%
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4,174
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Contra Costa
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33.37%
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53,763
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46.01%
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74,130
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18.05%
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29,090
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2.57%
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4,138
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Del Norte
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32.93%
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1,652
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24.64%
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1,236
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38.94%
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1,953
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3.49%
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175
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Siskiyou
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32.50%
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3,457
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30.87%
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3,284
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31.88%
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3,391
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4.75%
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505
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El Dorado
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32.47%
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11,660
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30.29%
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10,878
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33.38%
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11,987
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3.86%
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1,386
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Orange
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32.13%
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128,998
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28.66%
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115,088
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35.55%
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142,723
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3.66%
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14,708
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Nevada
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31.50%
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7,932
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34.18%
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8,607
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30.42%
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7,660
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3.90%
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982
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Lassen
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31.47%
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2,145
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32.55%
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2,218
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32.21%
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2,195
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3.77%
|
257
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Yuba
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31.11%
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2,785
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31.93%
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2,859
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32.54%
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2,913
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4.42%
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396
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Imperial
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30.92%
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4,892
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17.52%
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2,773
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43.81%
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6,932
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7.75%
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1,227
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