1948 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
1948 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|
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County Results
Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Kentucky Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 52.61 percent of the popular vote, against Governor Thomas E. Dewey (R–New York), running with California Governor Earl Warren, with 42.68 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last occasion Lincoln County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]
Results
Results by county
County
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Harry S. Truman Democratic
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Thomas E. Dewey Republican
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Henry A. Wallace Progressive
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Claude A. Watson Prohibition
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Norman M. Thomas Socialist
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Edward A. Teichert Socialist Labor
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Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers
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Margin
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Total votes cast[6]
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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Adams
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1,267
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47.22%
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1,394
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51.96%
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14
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0.52%
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2
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0.07%
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6
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0.22%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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-127
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-4.73%
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2,683
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Asotin
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2,054
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57.33%
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1,384
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38.63%
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117
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3.27%
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22
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0.61%
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6
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0.17%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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670
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18.70%
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3,583
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Benton
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8,458
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58.46%
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5,852
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40.45%
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116
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0.80%
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13
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0.09%
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28
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0.19%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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2,606
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18.01%
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14,467
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Chelan
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7,702
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50.17%
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7,392
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48.15%
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147
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0.96%
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81
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0.53%
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28
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0.18%
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1
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0.01%
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0
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0%
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310
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2.02%
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15,351
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Clallam
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5,412
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53.60%
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4,178
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41.38%
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456
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4.52%
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25
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0.25%
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22
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0.22%
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3
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0.03%
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1
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0.01%
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1,234
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12.22%
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10,097
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Clark
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17,154
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56.93%
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11,546
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38.32%
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1,041
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3.45%
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225
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0.75%
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141
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0.47%
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22
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0.07%
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3
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0.01%
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5,608
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18.61%
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30,132
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Columbia
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1,015
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48.06%
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1,062
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50.28%
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25
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1.18%
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9
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0.43%
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1
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0.05%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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-47
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-2.23%
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2,112
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Cowlitz
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11,075
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58.59%
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7,098
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37.55%
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625
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3.31%
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31
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0.16%
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62
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0.33%
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11
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0.06%
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0
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0%
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3,977
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21.04%
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18,902
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Douglas
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2,251
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55.81%
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1,703
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42.23%
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32
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0.79%
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30
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0.74%
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15
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0.37%
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1
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0.02%
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1
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0.02%
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548
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13.59%
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4,033
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Ferry
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824
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61.49%
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473
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35.30%
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38
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2.84%
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0
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0%
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5
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0.37%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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351
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26.19%
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1,340
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Franklin
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2,525
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61.14%
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1,541
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37.31%
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46
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1.11%
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10
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0.24%
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8
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0.19%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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984
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23.83%
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4,130
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Garfield
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747
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48.79%
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749
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48.92%
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6
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0.39%
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27
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1.76%
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2
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0.13%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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-2
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-0.13%
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1,531
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Grant
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4,067
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64.79%
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2,081
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33.15%
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107
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1.70%
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9
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0.14%
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12
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0.19%
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1
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0.02%
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0
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0%
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1,986
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31.64%
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6,277
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Grays Harbor
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13,660
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58.84%
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8,357
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36.00%
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1,034
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4.45%
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67
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0.29%
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51
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0.22%
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44
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0.19%
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2
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0.01%
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5,303
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22.84%
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23,215
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Island
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1,694
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46.03%
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1,805
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49.05%
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148
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4.02%
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15
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0.41%
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18
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0.49%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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-111
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-3.02%
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3,680
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Jefferson
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1,911
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51.99%
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1,610
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43.80%
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129
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3.51%
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5
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0.14%
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20
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0.54%
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1
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0.03%
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0
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0%
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301
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8.19%
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3,676
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King
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143,295
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49.14%
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131,039
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44.93%
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11,857
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4.07%
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3,182
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1.09%
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1,554
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0.53%
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652
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0.22%
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56
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0.02%
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12,256
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4.20%
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291,635
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Kitsap
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19,538
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63.69%
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9,869
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32.17%
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1,077
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3.51%
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86
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0.28%
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98
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0.32%
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9
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0.03%
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1
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0%
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9,669
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31.52%
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30,678
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Kittitas
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4,588
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54.96%
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3,446
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41.28%
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272
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3.26%
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12
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0.14%
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29
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0.35%
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1
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0.01%
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0
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0%
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1,142
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13.68%
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8,348
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Klickitat
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2,206
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51.88%
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1,951
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45.88%
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58
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1.36%
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9
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0.21%
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16
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0.38%
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12
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0.28%
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0
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0%
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255
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6.00%
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4,252
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Lewis
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8,394
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46.76%
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9,047
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50.39%
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415
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2.31%
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48
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0.27%
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46
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0.26%
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2
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0.01%
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1
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0.01%
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-653
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-3.64%
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17,953
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Lincoln
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2,518
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51.14%
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2,348
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47.68%
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48
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0.97%
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3
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0.06%
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4
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0.08%
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2
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0.04%
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1
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0.02%
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170
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3.45%
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4,924
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Mason
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3,613
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55.58%
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2,524
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38.82%
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333
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5.12%
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8
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0.12%
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21
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0.32%
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2
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0.03%
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0
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0%
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1,089
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16.75%
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6,501
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Okanogan
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5,644
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56.81%
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4,083
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41.10%
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150
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1.51%
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35
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0.35%
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22
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0.22%
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1
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0.01%
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0
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0%
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1,561
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15.71%
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9,935
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Pacific
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3,902
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55.33%
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2,749
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38.98%
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360
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5.1%
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7
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0.1%
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28
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0.4%
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5
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0.19%
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1
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0.01%
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1,153
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16.35%
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7,052
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Pend Oreille
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1,465
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57.07%
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1,009
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39.31%
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80
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3.12%
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7
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0.27%
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5
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0.19%
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1
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0.04%
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0
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0%
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456
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17.76%
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2,567
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Pierce
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50,674
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55.82%
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34,396
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37.89%
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4,355
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4.80%
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761
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0.84%
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417
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0.46%
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163
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0.18%
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20
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0.02%
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16,278
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17.93%
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90,786
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San Juan
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636
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40.38%
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881
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55.94%
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51
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3.24%
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2
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0.13%
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5
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0.32%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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-245
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-15.56%
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1,575
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Skagit
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9,080
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49.91%
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8,176
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44.94%
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782
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4.30%
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103
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0.57%
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41
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0.23%
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10
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0.05%
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0
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0%
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904
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4.97%
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18,192
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Skamania
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1,067
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57.93%
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707
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38.38%
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52
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2.82%
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7
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0.38%
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9
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0.49%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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360
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19.54%
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1,842
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Snohomish
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25,924
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56.04%
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17,018
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36.79%
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2,737
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5.92%
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308
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0.67%
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190
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0.41%
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79
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0.17%
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4
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0.01%
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8,906
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19.25%
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46,260
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Spokane
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49,649
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55.79%
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37,086
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41.68%
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1,778
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2.00%
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169
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0.19%
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255
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0.29%
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45
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0.05%
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6
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0.01%
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12,563
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14.12%
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88,988
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Stevens
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4,205
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56.56%
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2,977
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40.05%
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218
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2.93%
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20
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0.27%
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12
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0.16%
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2
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0.03%
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0
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0%
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1,228
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16.52%
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7,434
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Thurston
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10,461
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50.28%
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9,511
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45.72%
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700
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3.36%
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66
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0.32%
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61
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0.29%
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5
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0.02%
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0
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0%
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950
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4.57%
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20,804
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Wahkiakum
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877
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54.92%
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622
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38.95%
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80
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5.01%
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6
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0.38%
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2
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0.13%
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10
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0.63%
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0
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0%
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255
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15.97%
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1,597
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Walla Walla
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7,102
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46.18%
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7,993
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51.98%
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126
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0.82%
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110
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0.72%
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45
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0.29%
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2
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0.01%
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0
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0%
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-891
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-5.79%
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15,378
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Whatcom
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12,736
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46.40%
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12,850
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46.81%
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1,383
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4.86%
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337
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1.23%
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107
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0.39%
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36
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0.13%
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2
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0.01%
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-114
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-0.41%
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27,451
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Whitman
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6,015
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47.21%
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6,411
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50.32%
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209
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1.64%
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43
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0.34%
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59
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0.46%
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3
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0.02%
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0
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0%
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-396
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-3.11%
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12,740
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Yakima
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19,760
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47.10%
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21,396
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51.00%
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490
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1.17%
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217
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0.52%
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83
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0.2%
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7
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0.02%
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4
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0.01%
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-1,636
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-3.90%
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41,957
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Totals |
475,165 |
52.56% |
386,315[a] |
42.73% |
31,692 |
3.51% |
6,117 |
0.68% |
3,534 |
0.39% |
1,133 |
0.13% |
103 |
0.01% |
88,851 |
9.83% |
904,059
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
Notes
- ^ Dewey's county by figures add up to 386,314
References
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