1998 California State Controller election
1998 California State Controller election|
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County results Connell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Barrales: 40–50% |
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The 1998 California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic incumbent, Kathleen Connell, defeated the Republican nominee, Ruben Barrales in a landslide, winning every county except three: Glenn, Kern, and Sutter. Every candidate was unopposed in the primary.[1]
Results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[3]
County
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Connell
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Votes
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Barrales
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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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78.56%
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171,562
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15.02%
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32,795
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6.42%
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14,039
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Alameda
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74.17%
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270,518
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19.81%
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72,251
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6.02%
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21,945
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Los Angeles
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69.12%
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1,316,570
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26.06%
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496,311
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4.82%
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91,826
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Marin
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68.86%
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66,502
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25.93%
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25,042
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5.21%
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5,031
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Santa Cruz
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66.92%
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54,112
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23.97%
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19,377
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9.11%
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7,366
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Solano
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65.17%
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64,058
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28.39%
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27,907
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6.44%
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6,331
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Sonoma
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64.34%
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98,043
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27.90%
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42,519
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7.76%
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11,829
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Yolo
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63.96%
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31,225
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30.02%
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14,655
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6.02%
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2,938
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Contra Costa
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63.87%
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180,837
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30.37%
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85,988
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5.75%
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16,288
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Lake
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62.87%
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11,458
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30.46%
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5,551
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6.67%
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1,216
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Santa Clara
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62.55%
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247,892
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30.74%
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121,837
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6.71%
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26,558
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Monterey
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62.25%
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54,430
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31.08%
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27,176
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6.67%
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5,826
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San Mateo
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61.98%
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122,172
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33.14%
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65,312
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4.88%
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9,619
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Napa
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61.24%
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25,063
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31.98%
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13,089
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6.77%
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2,771
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Merced
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61.12%
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23,495
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33.86%
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13,016
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5.01%
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1,927
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Imperial
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61.03%
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13,866
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32.15%
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7,304
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6.83%
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1,551
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San Benito
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60.23%
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7,517
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32.51%
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4,057
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7.27%
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907
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Mendocino
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59.76%
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16,355
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28.16%
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7,707
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12.08%
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3,305
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Humboldt
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59.69%
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26,119
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28.75%
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12,579
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11.57%
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5,062
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San Joaquin
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59.38%
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71,027
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35.66%
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42,660
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4.96%
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5,929
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San Bernardino
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58.04%
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187,167
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35.82%
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115,498
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6.13%
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19,806
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Stanislaus
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57.93%
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55,947
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37.39%
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36,114
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4.69%
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4,524
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Santa Barbara
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57.92%
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68,268
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36.24%
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42,715
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5.84%
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6,893
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Alpine
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57.85%
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317
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33.21%
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182
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8.93%
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49
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Del Norte
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57.84%
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4,115
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33.18%
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2,361
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8.99%
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639
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Sacramento
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57.57%
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201,012
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36.76%
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128,345
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5.67%
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19,779
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Ventura
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57.40%
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113,693
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36.33%
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71,971
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6.27%
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12,415
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Tuolumne
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56.85%
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11,139
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37.98%
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7,442
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5.17%
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1,014
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Amador
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56.78%
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7,379
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38.07%
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4,947
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5.15%
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669
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Kings
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55.99%
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12,247
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38.10%
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8,333
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5.93%
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1,294
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Riverside
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55.12%
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179,893
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38.94%
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127,062
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5.94%
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19,387
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San Luis Obispo
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54.30%
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45,125
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39.83%
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33,098
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5.88%
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4,879
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Calaveras
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53.88%
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8,447
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38.83%
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6,087
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7.29%
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1,142
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San Diego
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53.65%
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373,986
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39.54%
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275,676
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6.81%
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47,466
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Mono
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52.70%
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1,747
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40.27%
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1,335
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7.03%
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233
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Fresno
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52.60%
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85,682
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41.56%
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67,694
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5.84%
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9,524
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Trinity
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52.53%
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2,526
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35.12%
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1,689
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12.35%
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594
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Plumas
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52.06%
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4,307
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41.51%
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3,434
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6.43%
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532
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Lassen
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51.94%
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4,180
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40.06%
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3,224
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8.00%
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644
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Colusa
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51.63%
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2,433
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43.59%
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2,054
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4.77%
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225
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Tulare
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51.58%
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36,664
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42.68%
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30,336
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5.74%
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4,078
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Siskiyou
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51.29%
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8,155
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41.08%
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6,532
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7.63%
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1,214
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Yuba
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51.03%
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6,694
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41.75%
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5,477
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7.22%
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946
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Tehama
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50.77%
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9,045
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40.82%
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7,273
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8.42%
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1,498
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Madera
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50.56%
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12,948
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43.33%
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11,097
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6.11%
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1,563
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Mariposa
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50.42%
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3,492
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41.63%
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2,883
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7.96%
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551
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Butte
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49.68%
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31,291
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43.28%
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27,258
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7.04%
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4,435
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Orange
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49.32%
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332,375
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44.30%
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298,543
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6.39%
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43,058
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Nevada
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49.32%
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18,544
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44.33%
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16,670
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6.35%
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2,389
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Sierra
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49.14%
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826
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39.20%
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659
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11.66%
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196
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Inyo
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49.02%
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3,197
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43.85%
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2,860
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7.13%
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465
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El Dorado
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48.30%
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27,060
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45.38%
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25,424
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6.31%
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3,538
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Placer
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48.29%
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40,929
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46.42%
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39,346
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5.29%
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4,478
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Modoc
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48.26%
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1,634
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43.15%
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1,461
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8.59%
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291
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Kern
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46.91%
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63,500
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47.14%
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63,812
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5.94%
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8,053
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Shasta
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46.44%
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24,007
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45.25%
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23,393
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8.32%
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4,299
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Sutter
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46.19%
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9,829
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48.37%
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10,293
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5.45%
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1,159
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Glenn
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46.10%
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3,348
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47.40%
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3,442
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6.50%
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472
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See also
References
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