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2006 California SPI election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/2006_CA_SPI_election.svg/300px-2006_CA_SPI_election.svg.png) County results O'Connell: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% |
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The 2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on June 6, 2006. Incumbent Jack O'Connell defeated Daniel L. Bunting, Sarah L. Knopp, Diane A. Lenning, and Grant McMicken to win a second term, winning at least a plurality in every county.
California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2006[1][2]
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Jack O'Connell
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2,116,243
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52.37
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Sarah L. Knopp
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695,394
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17.21
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Diane A. Lenning
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573,576
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14.19
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Daniel L. Bunting
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338,182
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8.37
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Grant McMicken
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317,567
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7.86
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Invalid or blank votes
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%
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Total votes
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4,040,962
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100.00
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Voter turnout
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%
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County
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O'Connell
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Votes
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Knopp
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Votes
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Lenning
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Votes
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Bunting
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Votes
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McMicken
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Votes
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Santa Barbara
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76.05%
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60,224
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7.90%
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6,253
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7.42%
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5,875
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4.05%
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3,208
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4.58%
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3,629
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San Luis Obispo
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75.39%
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43,560
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8.81%
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5,093
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7.51%
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4,340
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4.45%
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2,574
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3.83%
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2,213
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Ventura
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66.53%
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70,342
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10.56%
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11,168
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12.13%
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12,824
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5.64%
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5,959
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5.15%
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5,442
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Colusa
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65.94%
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2,242
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11.71%
|
398
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10.94%
|
372
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6.26%
|
213
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5.15%
|
175
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San Francisco
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64.06%
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65,618
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17.12%
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17,536
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8.06%
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8,256
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4.86%
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4,980
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5.89%
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6,037
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Marin
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60.69%
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30,040
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16.67%
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8,249
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11.55%
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5,719
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4.73%
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2,343
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6.35%
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3,145
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Yolo
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59.57%
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17,350
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18.33%
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5,340
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10.36%
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3,016
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6.13%
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1,784
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5.62%
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1,636
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Monterey
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59.21%
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27,284
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16.52%
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7,614
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11.34%
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5,224
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6.88%
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3,171
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6.05%
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2,786
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Santa Cruz
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58.78%
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26,145
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20.71%
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9,210
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9.71%
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4,319
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5.02%
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2,231
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5.79%
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2,576
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Napa
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57.51%
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14,819
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16.30%
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4,200
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13.28%
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3,422
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6.55%
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1,688
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6.35%
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1,637
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Merced
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57.26%
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10,830
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14.96%
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2,829
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14.51%
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2,744
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7.33%
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1,386
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5.95%
|
1,126
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Sacramento
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55.81%
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98,112
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14.23%
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25,021
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13.48%
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23,697
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7.61%
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13,385
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8.86%
|
15,572
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Alameda
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55.75%
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115,797
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20.67%
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42,929
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10.16%
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21,111
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5.89%
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12,239
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7.53%
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15,648
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Sutter
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55.79%
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7,088
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15.86%
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2,015
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14.53%
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1,846
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7.45%
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947
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6.37%
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809
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Modoc
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55.32%
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1,653
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17.27%
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516
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14.12%
|
422
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6.63%
|
198
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6.66%
|
199
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Fresno
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55.03%
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46,531
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14.99%
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12,675
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13.32%
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11,265
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10.13%
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8,568
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6.52%
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5,513
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Siskiyou
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54.53%
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5,445
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16.78%
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1,675
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13.36%
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1,334
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7.92%
|
791
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7.41%
|
740
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San Benito
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54.42%
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4,560
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19.00%
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1,592
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12.77%
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1,070
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7.35%
|
616
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6.46%
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541
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Glenn
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53.87%
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3,002
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15.75%
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878
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14.88%
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829
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8.27%
|
461
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7.23%
|
403
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Contra Costa
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53.74%
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79,096
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16.78%
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24,703
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14.10%
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20,750
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7.66%
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11,269
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7.72%
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11,357
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Stanislaus
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53.29%
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29,413
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15.15%
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8,361
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14.89%
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8,218
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8.24%
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4,550
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8.42%
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4,648
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San Joaquin
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53.09%
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36,853
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15.68%
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10,887
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14.90%
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10,347
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8.20%
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5,691
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8.13%
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5,642
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Butte
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52.94%
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19,722
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19.19%
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7,149
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11.73%
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4,370
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8.72%
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3,250
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7.41%
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2,759
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San Mateo
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52.44%
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47,430
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19.59%
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17,724
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11.68%
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10,563
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8.29%
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7,503
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8.00%
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7,233
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Yuba
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52.20%
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4,596
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19.33%
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1,702
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12.81%
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1,128
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8.08%
|
711
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7.58%
|
667
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Sierra
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51.70%
|
607
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19.93%
|
234
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10.82%
|
127
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9.54%
|
112
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8.01%
|
94
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Plumas
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51.74%
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2,793
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18.80%
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1,015
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12.54%
|
677
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8.56%
|
462
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8.35%
|
451
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Solano
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51.79%
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28,305
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21.52%
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11,763
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10.74%
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5,872
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9.27%
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5,068
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6.67%
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3,648
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Tehama
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51.79%
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5,855
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16.17%
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1,828
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12.94%
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1,463
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12.07%
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1,365
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7.03%
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795
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Santa Clara
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51.08%
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103,889
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18.28%
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37,177
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13.86%
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28,190
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8.22%
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16,727
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8.56%
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17,412
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Lassen
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50.79%
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2,904
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21.42%
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1,225
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11.93%
|
682
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8.97%
|
513
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6.89%
|
394
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Shasta
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50.67%
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16,443
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17.47%
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5,669
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15.00%
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4,869
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9.19%
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2,984
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7.67%
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2,489
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Nevada
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50.45%
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11,028
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23.13%
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5,057
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11.48%
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2,510
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7.41%
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1,619
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7.53%
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1,645
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Los Angeles
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50.29%
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385,495
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18.91%
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144,966
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13.86%
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106,266
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8.28%
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63,480
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8.65%
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66,344
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Sonoma
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50.19%
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50,063
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20.51%
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20,459
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13.04%
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13,009
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9.05%
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9,028
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7.21%
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7,188
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Kern
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49.95%
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44,713
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13.77%
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12,329
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20.39%
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18,251
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8.78%
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7,856
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7.12%
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6,371
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Tulare
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49.45%
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17,990
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15.34%
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5,581
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13.47%
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4,902
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13.94%
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5,072
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7.79%
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2,835
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Tuolumne
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49.40%
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6,067
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17.09%
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2,099
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13.35%
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1,640
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10.00%
|
1,228
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10.15%
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1,247
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Amador
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48.95%
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4,413
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16.30%
|
1,470
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12.61%
|
1,137
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10.68%
|
963
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11.46%
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1,033
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Imperial
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48.58%
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7,731
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14.71%
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2,341
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13.45%
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2,140
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10.51%
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1,672
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12.76%
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2,031
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Riverside
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48.27%
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79,773
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14.84%
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24,524
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15.49%
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25,610
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11.39%
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18,819
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10.02%
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16,555
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San Bernardino
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48.12%
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72,337
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19.83%
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29,814
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14.15%
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21,265
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9.99%
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15,018
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7.91%
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11,898
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Placer
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47.35%
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30,249
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15.19%
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9,705
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20.36%
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13,011
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9.81%
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6,266
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7.29%
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4,659
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Mendocino
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47.05%
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8,789
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22.86%
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4,271
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15.36%
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2,869
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7.16%
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1,337
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7.57%
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1,414
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Calaveras
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46.97%
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4,543
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18.14%
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1,755
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12.53%
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1,212
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11.37%
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1,100
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10.99%
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1,063
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Orange
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46.59%
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143,799
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14.64%
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45,190
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21.76%
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67,151
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8.63%
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26,631
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8.38%
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25,868
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Madera
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46.58%
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7,491
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17.45%
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2,806
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13.15%
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2,114
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12.98%
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2,087
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9.84%
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1,583
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San Diego
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46.11%
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165,199
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18.69%
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66,965
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16.49%
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59,092
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10.71%
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38,364
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8.00%
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28,652
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El Dorado
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45.85%
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15,228
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18.01%
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5,982
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14.92%
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4,957
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11.56%
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3,839
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9.66%
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3,207
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Lake
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45.80%
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5,058
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19.78%
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2,184
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16.86%
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1,862
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8.69%
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960
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8.87%
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980
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Kings
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45.43%
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5,816
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15.25%
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1,952
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17.74%
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2,271
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11.38%
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1,457
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10.19%
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1,305
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Humboldt
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45.02%
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13,267
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24.68%
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7,273
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15.07%
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4,442
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7.78%
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2,293
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7.45%
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2,197
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Mariposa
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44.61%
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2,002
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19.10%
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857
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12.50%
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561
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11.34%
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509
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12.46%
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559
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Trinity
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44.63%
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1,626
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20.26%
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738
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16.52%
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602
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8.54%
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311
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10.05%
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366
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Del Norte
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43.57%
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2,160
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19.75%
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979
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17.17%
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851
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10.31%
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511
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9.20%
|
456
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Mono
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42.46%
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1,019
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21.46%
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515
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15.92%
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382
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9.25%
|
222
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10.92%
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262
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Inyo
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42.39%
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1,702
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21.69%
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871
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11.93%
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479
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14.00%
|
562
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9.99%
|
401
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Alpine
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41.27%
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137
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25.00%
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83
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14.76%
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49
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9.34%
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31
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9.64%
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32
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