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1998 Nevada gubernatorial election|
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The 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller was term limited. Republican nominee Kenny Guinn defeated Democratic nominee Jan Laverty Jones to become Governor of Nevada.
This was the first open seat Nevada gubernatorial election since 1978, with Guinn becoming the first Republican elected as Nevada Governor since Robert List was elected in that same election.
County
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Kenny Guinn Republican
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Jan Laverty Jones Democratic
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None of These Candidates
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Chuck Horne Independent American
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Terry C. Savage Libertarian
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Margin
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Total votes cast[2]
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#
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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#
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%
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Carson City
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8,763
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52.46%
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6,976
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41.76%
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490
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2.93%
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248
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1.48%
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277
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1.36%
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1,787
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10.70%
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16,704
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Churchill
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4,593
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63.52%
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2,138
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29.57%
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218
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3.01%
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168
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2.32%
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114
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1.58%
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2,455
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33.95%
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7,231
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Clark
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125,926
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49.82%
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111,641
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44.17%
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6,698
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2.65%
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4,580
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1.81%
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3,900
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1.54%
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14,285
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5.65%
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252,745
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Douglas
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8,783
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60.92%
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4,727
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32.79%
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439
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3.04%
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240
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1.66%
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229
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1.59%
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4,056
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28.13%
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14,418
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Elko
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7,352
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72.95%
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1,990
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19.75%
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278
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2.76%
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255
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2.53%
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203
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2.01%
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5,362
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53.21%
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10,078
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Esmeralda
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319
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59.51%
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138
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25.75%
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40
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7.46%
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24
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4.48%
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15
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2.80%
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181
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33.77%
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536
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Eureka
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461
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68.50%
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151
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22.44%
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26
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3.86%
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16
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2.38%
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19
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2.82%
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310
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46.06%
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673
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Humboldt
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2,627
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62.10%
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1,271
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30.05%
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175
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4.14%
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89
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2.10%
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68
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1.61%
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1,356
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32.06%
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4,230
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Lander
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1,331
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64.58%
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551
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26.73%
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98
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4.75%
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41
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1.99%
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40
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1.94%
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780
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37.85%
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2,061
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Lincoln
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1,204
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61.68%
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549
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28.13%
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65
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3.33%
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102
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5.23%
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32
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1.64%
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655
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33.56%
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1,952
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Lyon
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5,042
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54.25%
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3,576
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38.48%
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318
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3.42%
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171
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1.84%
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187
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2.01%
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1,466
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15.77%
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9,294
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Mineral
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951
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43.95%
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1,012
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46.77%
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120
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5.55%
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48
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2.22%
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33
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1.52%
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-61
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-2.82%
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2,164
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Nye
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4,844
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51.05%
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3,884
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40.93%
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270
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2.85%
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207
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2.18%
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284
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2.99%
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960
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10.12%
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9,489
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Pershing
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876
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56.30%
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562
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36.12%
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63
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4.05%
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29
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1.86%
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26
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1.67%
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314
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20.18%
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1,556
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Storey
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790
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47.19%
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704
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42.05%
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85
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5.08%
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45
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2.69%
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50
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2.99%
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86
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5.14%
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1,674
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Washoe
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47,962
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50.22%
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41,409
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43.36%
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3,153
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3.30%
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1,144
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1.20%
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1,842
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1.93%
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6,553
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6.86%
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95,510
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White Pine
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2,068
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62.38%
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1,002
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30.23%
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105
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3.17%
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102
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3.08%
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38
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1.15%
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1,066
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32.16%
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3,315
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Totals |
223,892 |
51.63% |
182,281 |
42.04% |
12,641 |
2.92% |
7,509 |
1.73% |
7,307 |
1.69% |
41,611 |
9.60% |
433,630
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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