2006 California Secretary of State election|
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/2006_California_Secretary_of_State_election_results_map_by_county.svg/300px-2006_California_Secretary_of_State_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png) County results Bowen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
McPherson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 17-point re-election as Governor, State Senator Debra Bowen, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available here.
Results by county are available here and here.
California Secretary of State Democratic primary, 2006
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Debra Bowen
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1,316,542
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60.84
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Deborah Ortiz
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847,419
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39.16
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Total votes
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2,163,961
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100.00
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Results from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
County
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Bowen
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Votes
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McPherson
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Votes
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Hill
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Votes
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Lightfoot
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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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72.97%
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169,080
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17.78%
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41,190
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5.16%
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11,947
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1.79%
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4,158
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2.30%
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5,329
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Alameda
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67.80%
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267,088
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25.06%
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98,721
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3.46%
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13,634
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1.63%
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6,418
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2.05%
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8,059
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Marin
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61.34%
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62,248
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31.69%
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32,162
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3.19%
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3,239
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1.60%
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1,625
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2.18%
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2,211
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San Mateo
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60.29%
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119,037
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32.99%
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65,141
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2.87%
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5,666
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1.67%
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3,290
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2.19%
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4,318
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Los Angeles
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58.46%
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1,100,865
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34.66%
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652,662
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2.03%
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38,177
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2.06%
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38,806
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2.80%
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52,680
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Sonoma
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55.67%
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94,424
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34.84%
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59,092
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4.08%
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6,918
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2.25%
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3,824
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3.16%
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4,364
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Santa Clara
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55.21%
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229,135
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38.20%
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158,550
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2.32%
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9,643
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1.98%
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8,228
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2.28%
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9,448
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Contra Costa
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54.61%
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159,819
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39.44%
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115,408
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2.10%
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6,152
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1.75%
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5,111
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2.10%
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6,151
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Mendocino
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53.49%
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15,995
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34.05%
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10,181
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5.85%
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1,748
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2.71%
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811
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3.90%
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1,167
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Solano
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52.98%
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53,721
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41.06%
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41,629
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1.69%
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1,710
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1.78%
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1,804
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2.49%
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2,531
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Yolo
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52.65%
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27,862
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41.53%
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21,978
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2.63%
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1,390
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1.59%
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843
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1.61%
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850
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Imperial
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51.83%
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11,256
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39.98%
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8,684
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1.63%
|
355
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2.33%
|
506
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4.23%
|
918
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Napa
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50.83%
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21,060
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40.76%
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16,889
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3.66%
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1,518
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2.03%
|
842
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2.71%
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1,124
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Humboldt
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49.60%
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23,242
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38.04%
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17,823
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6.32%
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2,962
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2.84%
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1,330
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3.20%
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1,499
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Santa Cruz
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46.97%
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41,835
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46.53%
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41,440
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3.18%
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2,836
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1.42%
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1,268
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1.89%
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1,682
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Lake
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46.48%
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8,895
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43.35%
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8,297
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3.71%
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711
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2.45%
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468
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4.02%
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768
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Alpine
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45.81%
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235
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46.39%
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238
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2.73%
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14
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3.12%
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16
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1.95%
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10
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Santa Barbara
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44.89%
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52,958
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47.58%
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56,126
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2.31%
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2,729
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2.36%
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2,781
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2.86%
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3,366
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Sacramento
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43.01%
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149,784
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50.90%
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177,259
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1.91%
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6,668
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1.88%
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6,531
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2.30%
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8,031
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Ventura
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42.86%
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91,274
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49.94%
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106,370
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2.05%
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4,356
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2.49%
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5,302
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2.67%
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5,679
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Monterey
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41.94%
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36,571
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53.13%
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46,330
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1.55%
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1,349
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1.42%
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1,240
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1.95%
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1,703
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San Joaquin
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41.59%
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56,203
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51.77%
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69,954
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1.52%
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2,059
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2.16%
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2,919
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2.96%
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4,000
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San Diego
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41.29%
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310,049
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52.81%
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396,565
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1.53%
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11,503
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1.81%
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13,610
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2.57%
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19,246
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San Bernardino
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40.31%
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134,751
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51.88%
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173,448
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1.62%
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5,431
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2.77%
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9,263
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3.42%
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11,422
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Merced
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39.83%
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16,292
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53.16%
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21,747
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1.55%
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634
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2.29%
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935
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3.18%
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1,299
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Del Norte
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39.66%
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2,608
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50.67%
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3,332
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2.42%
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159
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3.10%
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204
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4.16%
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273
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Mono
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39.69%
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1,453
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51.43%
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1,883
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3.55%
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130
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2.62%
|
96
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2.71%
|
99
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San Benito
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39.37%
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5,600
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55.65%
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7,916
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1.32%
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188
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1.68%
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239
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1.98%
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282
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Riverside
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38.13%
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143,015
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54.99%
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206,247
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1.36%
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5,090
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2.28%
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8,564
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3.24%
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12,173
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Stanislaus
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38.12%
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38,864
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56.37%
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57,465
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1.45%
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1,483
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1.49%
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1,515
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2.57%
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2,624
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Trinity
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38.13%
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2,157
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50.29%
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2,845
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3.94%
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223
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4.15%
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235
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3.48%
|
197
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San Luis Obispo
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37.87%
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35,595
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55.66%
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52,318
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1.91%
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1,797
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2.21%
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2,074
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2.35%
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2,208
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Nevada
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37.14%
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15,600
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55.59%
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23,351
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3.06%
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1,285
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2.27%
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955
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1.94%
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812
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Butte
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35.61%
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24,016
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55.66%
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37,535
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2.68%
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1,807
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2.54%
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1,715
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3.51%
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2,364
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Fresno
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35.68%
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61,297
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58.21%
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100,019
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1.75%
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3,003
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1.83%
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3,138
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2.54%
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4,357
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Siskiyou
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35.49%
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5,777
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56.37%
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9,177
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1.84%
|
299
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2.52%
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410
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3.79%
|
616
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Mariposa
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34.08%
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2,561
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58.06%
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4,363
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2.49%
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187
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2.37%
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178
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3.01%
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226
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Orange
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34.04%
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239,447
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58.56%
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411,943
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1.67%
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11,762
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2.36%
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16,571
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3.37%
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23,700
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Tuolumne
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33.47%
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6,945
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58.93%
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12,227
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2.39%
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495
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2.30%
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477
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2.91%
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604
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Inyo
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33.11%
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2,097
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57.89%
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3,667
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2.37%
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150
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3.19%
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202
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3.45%
|
218
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Plumas
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32.81%
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2,848
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60.04%
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5,211
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2.04%
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177
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1.87%
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162
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3.24%
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281
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Kings
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32.69%
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7,324
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60.46%
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13,544
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1.49%
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334
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2.17%
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486
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3.19%
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714
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Calaveras
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31.84%
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5,585
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59.65%
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10,462
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2.33%
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408
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2.91%
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510
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3.28%
|
575
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Amador
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31.22%
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4,568
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61.94%
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9,063
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1.70%
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249
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2.21%
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323
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2.93%
|
429
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Madera
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31.09%
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9,242
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62.21%
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18,490
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1.69%
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502
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2.04%
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606
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2.97%
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882
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Sutter
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30.83%
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7,206
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63.44%
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14,825
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1.16%
|
271
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1.87%
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436
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2.71%
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632
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Tulare
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30.72%
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20,885
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64.14%
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43,613
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1.27%
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863
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1.52%
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1,033
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2.35%
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1,598
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Yuba
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30.61%
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4,181
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60.72%
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8,294
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1.77%
|
242
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2.88%
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394
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4.02%
|
549
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Kern
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30.13%
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44,350
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63.14%
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92,930
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1.34%
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1,972
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2.20%
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3,241
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3.18%
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4,681
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Tehama
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30.13%
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5,369
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62.25%
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11,094
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1.57%
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280
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2.51%
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447
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3.54%
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631
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El Dorado
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30.18%
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19,998
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63.19%
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41,866
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2.17%
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1,435
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2.10%
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1,389
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2.37%
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1,570
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Placer
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29.95%
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36,015
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64.68%
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77,761
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1.64%
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1,967
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1.70%
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2,047
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2.03%
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2,443
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Shasta
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29.69%
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17,175
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63.63%
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36,803
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1.39%
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804
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2.02%
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1,171
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3.26%
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1,888
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Colusa
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29.34%
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1,421
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65.91%
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3,192
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1.14%
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55
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1.53%
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74
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2.09%
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101
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Sierra
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28.77%
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450
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62.79%
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982
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2.43%
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38
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3.26%
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51
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2.75%
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43
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Glenn
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27.41%
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2,023
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65.97%
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4,869
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1.41%
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104
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1.80%
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133
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3.42%
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252
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Lassen
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27.07%
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2,277
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63.77%
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5,363
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2.33%
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196
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3.20%
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269
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3.63%
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305
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Modoc
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25.34%
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925
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66.22%
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2,417
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1.78%
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65
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3.26%
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119
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3.40%
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124
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