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1944 United States presidential election in Oregon
The 1944 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt over Governor of New York Thomas Dewey by a slim margin of 4.85%. This would mark the last Democratic victory for a presidential candidate in Oregon until 1964.[2]
Results
Results by county
| County
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
Republican
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast[4]
|
| #
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
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| Baker
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3,116
|
55.24%
|
2,494
|
44.21%
|
31
|
0.55%
|
622
|
11.03%
|
5,641
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| Benton
|
2,830
|
34.76%
|
5,242
|
64.39%
|
69
|
0.85%
|
-2,412
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-29.63%
|
8,141
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| Clackamas
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14,060
|
52.10%
|
12,492
|
46.29%
|
435
|
1.61%
|
1,568
|
5.81%
|
26,987
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| Clatsop
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6,038
|
60.19%
|
3,921
|
39.09%
|
72
|
0.72%
|
2,117
|
21.10%
|
10,031
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| Columbia
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5,213
|
64.77%
|
2,696
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33.49%
|
140
|
1.74%
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2,517
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31.27%
|
8,049
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| Coos
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6,476
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57.69%
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4,609
|
41.06%
|
140
|
1.25%
|
1,867
|
16.63%
|
11,225
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| Crook
|
1,145
|
54.39%
|
932
|
44.28%
|
28
|
1.33%
|
213
|
10.12%
|
2,105
|
| Curry
|
678
|
44.40%
|
827
|
54.16%
|
22
|
1.44%
|
-149
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-9.76%
|
1,527
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| Deschutes
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3,807
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59.24%
|
2,547
|
39.64%
|
72
|
1.12%
|
1,260
|
19.61%
|
6,426
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| Douglas
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4,563
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42.09%
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6,134
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56.59%
|
143
|
1.32%
|
-1,571
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-14.49%
|
10,840
|
| Gilliam
|
567
|
53.49%
|
492
|
46.42%
|
1
|
0.09%
|
75
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7.08%
|
1,060
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| Grant
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1,072
|
48.66%
|
1,006
|
45.67%
|
125
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5.67%
|
66
|
3.00%
|
2,203
|
| Harney
|
997
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55.57%
|
787
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43.87%
|
10
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0.56%
|
210
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11.71%
|
1,794
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| Hood River
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1,960
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48.85%
|
2,008
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50.05%
|
44
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1.10%
|
-48
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-1.20%
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4,012
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| Jackson
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6,668
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43.23%
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8,598
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55.74%
|
160
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1.04%
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-1,930
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-12.51%
|
15,426
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| Jefferson
|
297
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41.08%
|
419
|
57.95%
|
7
|
0.97%
|
-122
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-16.87%
|
723
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| Josephine
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3,214
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43.70%
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4,010
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54.52%
|
131
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1.78%
|
-796
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-10.82%
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7,355
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| Klamath
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6,656
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52.34%
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5,969
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46.94%
|
92
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0.72%
|
687
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5.40%
|
12,717
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| Lake
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1,147
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52.88%
|
1,008
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46.47%
|
14
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0.65%
|
139
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6.41%
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2,169
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| Lane
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14,375
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44.37%
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17,690
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54.60%
|
332
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1.02%
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-3,315
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-10.23%
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32,397
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| Lincoln
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2,947
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50.70%
|
2,801
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48.19%
|
65
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1.12%
|
146
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2.51%
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5,813
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| Linn
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6,480
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48.02%
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6,877
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50.97%
|
136
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1.01%
|
-397
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-2.94%
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13,493
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| Malheur
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2,234
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43.99%
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2,797
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55.08%
|
47
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0.93%
|
-563
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-11.09%
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5,078
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| Marion
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11,907
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41.63%
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16,176
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56.56%
|
518
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1.81%
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-4,269
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-14.93%
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28,601
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| Morrow
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836
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52.38%
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747
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46.80%
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13
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0.81%
|
89
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5.58%
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1,596
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| Multnomah
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105,516
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56.66%
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78,279
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42.04%
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2,423
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1.30%
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27,237
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14.63%
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186,218
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| Polk
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3,318
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45.20%
|
3,904
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53.19%
|
118
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1.61%
|
-586
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-7.98%
|
7,340
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| Sherman
|
518
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52.01%
|
475
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47.69%
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3
|
0.30%
|
43
|
4.32%
|
996
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| Tillamook
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2,634
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50.79%
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2,477
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47.76%
|
75
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1.45%
|
157
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3.03%
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5,186
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| Umatilla
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4,967
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47.80%
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5,379
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51.77%
|
45
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0.43%
|
-412
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-3.96%
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10,391
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| Union
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3,951
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61.50%
|
2,413
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37.56%
|
60
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0.93%
|
1,538
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23.94%
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6,424
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| Wallowa
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1,544
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56.74%
|
1,152
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42.34%
|
25
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0.92%
|
392
|
14.41%
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2,721
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| Wasco
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2,313
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48.33%
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2,429
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50.75%
|
44
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0.92%
|
-116
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-2.42%
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4,786
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| Washington
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9,110
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48.78%
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9,362
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50.13%
|
205
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1.10%
|
-252
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-1.35%
|
18,677
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| Wheeler
|
414
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43.04%
|
544
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56.55%
|
4
|
0.42%
|
-130
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-13.51%
|
962
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| Yamhill
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5,067
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45.91%
|
5,672
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51.39%
|
298
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2.70%
|
-605
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-5.48%
|
11,037
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| Totals |
248,635 |
51.78% |
225,365 |
46.94% |
6,147 |
1.28% |
23,270 |
4.85% |
480,147
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
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