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1998 United States Senate election in California
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County results
Boxer:
40?50%
50?60%
60?70%
70?80%
Fong:
40?50%
50?60%
60?70%
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The
1998 United States Senate election in California
was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator
Barbara Boxer
won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Matt Fong.
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Results
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Results
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Other primaries
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General election
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Candidates
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- Ophie C. Beltran (Peace & Freedom)
- Barbara Boxer
, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
- Ted Brown, perennial candidate (Libertarian)
- Timothy R. Erich (Reform)
- Matt Fong
, State Treasurer (Republican)
- Joseph Perrin Sr. (American Independent)
- Brian M. Rees (Natural Law)
Results
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Although the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. As expected, Boxer did very well in
Los Angeles County
and the
San Francisco Bay Area
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Results by county
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Final results from the
Secretary of State of California
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Shift by county
Trend by county
Republican ? >15%
Republican ? +12.5?15%
Republican ? +10?12.5%
Republican ? +7.5?10%
Republican ? +5?7.5%
Republican ? +2.5?5%
Republican ? +0?2.5%
Democratic ? +0?2.5%
Democratic ? +2.5?5%
Democratic ? +5?7.5%
Democratic ? +7.5-10%
Democratic ? +10?12.5%
Democratic ? +12.5?15%
Democratic ? >15%
County
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Boxer
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Votes
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Fong
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Votes
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Others
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Votes
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San Francisco
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75.23%
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179,889
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21.93%
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52,443
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2.83%
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6,777
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Alameda
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69.62%
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266,329
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27.37%
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104,699
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3.00%
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11,520
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Marin
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65.41%
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66,160
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31.76%
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32,118
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2.83%
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2,861
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San Mateo
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63.14%
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130,064
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33.87%
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69,776
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2.98%
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6,146
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Santa Cruz
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62.75%
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53,363
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32.09%
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27,293
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5.16%
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4,391
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Sonoma
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61.14%
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96,170
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34.14%
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53,695
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4.72%
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7,424
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Los Angeles
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60.84%
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1,198,403
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35.78%
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704,782
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3.37%
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66,603
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Yolo
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58.12%
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28,491
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38.10%
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18,680
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3.78%
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1,852
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Santa Clara
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57.81%
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242,600
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38.21%
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160,350
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3.99%
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16,733
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Mendocino
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57.73%
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16,346
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35.84%
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10,147
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6.44%
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1,822
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Contra Costa
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57.52%
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172,595
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39.30%
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117,922
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3.18%
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9,519
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Solano
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56.29%
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56,772
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39.71%
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40,051
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3.98%
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4,027
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Lake
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54.84%
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10,104
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40.19%
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7,406
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4.97%
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916
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Napa
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54.48%
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22,654
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41.01%
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17,052
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4.50%
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1,874
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Monterey
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53.17%
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46,651
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42.63%
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37,399
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4.19%
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3,688
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Imperial
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51.45%
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11,597
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41.47%
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9,346
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7.09%
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1,596
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San Benito
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51.05%
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6,428
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44.02%
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5,543
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4.93%
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620
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Humboldt
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50.60%
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23,342
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44.16%
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20,371
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5.25%
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2,414
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Sacramento
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50.46%
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180,389
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45.86%
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163,957
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3.68%
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13,144
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Santa Barbara
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49.53%
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60,911
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46.77%
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57,512
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3.71%
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4,554
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Merced
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48.39%
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19,008
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47.45%
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18,638
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4.17%
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1,634
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San Joaquin
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48.00%
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59,312
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48.10%
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59,434
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3.91%
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4,830
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San Bernardino
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47.47%
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155,093
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47.32%
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154,591
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5.21%
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17,033
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Stanislaus
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47.41%
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47,238
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48.74%
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48,560
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3.86%
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3,841
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Ventura
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46.88%
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97,207
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48.92%
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101,440
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4.21%
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8,716
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San Diego
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46.21%
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339,658
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49.22%
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361,812
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4.58%
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33,575
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Alpine
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45.86%
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249
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49.17%
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267
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4.96%
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27
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Riverside
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45.78%
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151,287
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49.63%
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164,019
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4.58%
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15,152
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Fresno
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44.28%
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75,570
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51.81%
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88,412
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3.91%
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6,670
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San Luis Obispo
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44.16%
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37,178
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51.93%
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43,719
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3.92%
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3,293
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Tuolumne
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43.74%
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8,752
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51.43%
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10,289
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4.82%
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966
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Mono
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42.84%
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1,404
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52.46%
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1,719
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4.70%
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154
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Kings
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42.75%
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9,338
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52.87%
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11,547
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4.38%
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957
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Amador
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42.21%
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5,614
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54.11%
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7,197
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3.68%
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489
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Del Norte
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41.79%
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2,992
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52.84%
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3,783
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5.36%
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384
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Calaveras
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41.44%
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6,502
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53.04%
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8,321
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5.53%
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866
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Nevada
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41.17%
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15,903
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54.88%
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21,200
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3.95%
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1,525
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Yuba
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41.01%
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5,355
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53.38%
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6,971
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5.60%
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732
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Butte
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40.73%
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26,540
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53.89%
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35,112
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5.36%
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3,503
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Trinity
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39.27%
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1,875
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52.06%
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2,486
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8.66%
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414
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Siskiyou
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39.22%
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6,162
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55.17%
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8,669
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5.62%
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882
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Tulare
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39.16%
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28,284
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56.99%
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41,167
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3.84%
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2,782
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Orange
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39.05%
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276,594
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56.75%
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401,960
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4.19%
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29,734
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Placer
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38.60%
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34,160
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57.70%
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51,063
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3.71%
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3,278
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El Dorado
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38.54%
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21,697
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57.46%
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32,345
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4.00%
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2,254
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Mariposa
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38.23%
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2,690
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56.05%
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3,944
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5.72%
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402
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Madera
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37.55%
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9,715
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58.13%
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15,042
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4.32%
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1,118
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Inyo
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37.25%
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2,443
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57.40%
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3,764
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5.35%
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351
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Colusa
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37.08%
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1,734
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58.97%
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2,758
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3.95%
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185
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Tehama
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36.98%
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6,598
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56.68%
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10,112
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6.34%
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1,131
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Kern
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36.58%
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51,476
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59.25%
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83,391
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4.17%
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5,870
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Sutter
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35.58%
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7,716
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60.81%
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13,188
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3.61%
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783
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Sierra
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34.36%
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582
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59.50%
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1,008
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6.14%
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104
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Shasta
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33.97%
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17,790
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60.01%
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31,428
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6.03%
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3,151
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Plumas
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33.05%
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2,718
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61.52%
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5,059
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5.43%
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446
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Lassen
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32.92%
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2,624
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60.34%
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4,810
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6.75%
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538
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Glenn
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31.97%
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2,321
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62.47%
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4,536
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5.57%
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404
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Modoc
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31.80%
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1,068
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60.99%
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2,048
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7.21%
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242
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