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1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Mississippi was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 95.70% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 4.19% of the popular vote.[3][4]
By percentage of the popular vote won, Mississippi was the most lopsided contest in the nation, with a margin of over 91% for Roosevelt.
Results
Results by county
| County
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
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Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
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Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist
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Margin
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Total votes cast[5]
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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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#
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| Adams
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1,869
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91.80%
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166
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8.15%
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1
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0.05%
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1,703
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83.64%
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2,036
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| Alcorn
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2,934
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95.63%
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133
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4.34%
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1
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0.03%
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2,801
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91.30%
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3,068
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| Amite
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1,435
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95.73%
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64
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4.27%
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0
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0.00%
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1,371
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91.46%
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1,499
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| Attala
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2,049
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96.65%
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63
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2.97%
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8
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0.38%
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1,986
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93.68%
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2,120
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| Benton
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935
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97.50%
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24
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2.50%
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0
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0.00%
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911
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94.99%
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959
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| Bolivar
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2,974
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92.68%
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234
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7.29%
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1
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0.03%
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2,740
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85.38%
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3,209
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| Calhoun
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1,958
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96.36%
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74
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3.64%
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0
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0.00%
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1,884
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92.72%
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2,032
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| Carroll
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1,408
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97.37%
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38
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2.63%
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0
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0.00%
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1,370
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94.74%
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1,446
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| Chickasaw
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1,764
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96.76%
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58
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3.18%
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1
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0.05%
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1,706
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93.58%
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1,823
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| Choctaw
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1,212
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94.84%
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66
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5.16%
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0
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0.00%
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1,146
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89.67%
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1,278
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| Claiborne
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737
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94.61%
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32
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4.11%
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10
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1.28%
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705
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90.50%
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779
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| Clarke
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1,711
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97.60%
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42
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2.40%
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0
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0.00%
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1,669
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95.21%
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1,753
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| Clay
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1,232
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92.22%
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103
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7.71%
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1
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0.07%
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1,129
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84.51%
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1,336
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| Coahoma
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2,440
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94.68%
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137
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5.32%
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0
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0.00%
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2,303
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89.37%
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2,577
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| Copiah
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2,335
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97.94%
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49
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2.06%
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0
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0.00%
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2,286
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95.89%
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2,384
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| Covington
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1,419
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96.46%
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52
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3.54%
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0
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0.00%
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1,367
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92.93%
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1,471
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| DeSoto
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1,491
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97.13%
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40
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2.61%
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4
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0.26%
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1,451
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94.53%
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1,535
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| Forrest
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3,075
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92.82%
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228
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6.88%
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10
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0.30%
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2,847
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85.93%
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3,313
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| Franklin
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1,376
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97.94%
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29
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2.06%
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0
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0.00%
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1,347
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95.87%
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1,405
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| George
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945
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96.13%
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38
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3.87%
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0
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0.00%
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907
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92.27%
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983
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| Greene
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926
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93.35%
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66
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6.65%
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0
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0.00%
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860
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86.69%
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992
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| Grenada
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1,354
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95.02%
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62
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4.35%
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9
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0.63%
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1,292
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90.67%
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1,425
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| Hancock
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1,550
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88.67%
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197
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11.27%
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1
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0.06%
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1,353
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77.40%
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1,748
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| Harrison
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5,577
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89.75%
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633
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10.19%
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4
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0.06%
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4,944
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79.56%
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6,214
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| Hinds
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9,917
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94.82%
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538
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5.14%
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4
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0.04%
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9,379
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89.67%
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10,459
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| Holmes
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2,041
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98.22%
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37
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1.78%
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0
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0.00%
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2,004
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96.44%
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2,078
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| Humphreys
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1,061
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98.15%
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20
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1.85%
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0
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0.00%
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1,041
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96.30%
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1,081
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| Issaquena
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218
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96.04%
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9
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3.96%
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0
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0.00%
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209
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92.07%
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227
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| Itawamba
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1,627
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92.55%
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119
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6.77%
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12
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0.68%
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1,508
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85.78%
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1,758
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| Jackson
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2,124
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92.35%
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171
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7.43%
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5
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0.22%
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1,953
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84.91%
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2,300
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| Jasper
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1,713
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98.00%
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35
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2.00%
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0
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0.00%
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1,678
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96.00%
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1,748
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| Jefferson
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801
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99.13%
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7
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0.87%
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0
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0.00%
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794
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98.27%
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808
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| Jefferson Davis
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1,289
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96.92%
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38
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2.86%
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3
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0.23%
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1,251
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94.06%
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1,330
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| Jones
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4,517
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94.91%
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242
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5.09%
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0
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0.00%
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4,275
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89.83%
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4,759
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| Kemper
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1,422
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97.13%
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42
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2.87%
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0
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0.00%
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1,380
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94.26%
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1,464
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| Lafayette
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2,188
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97.03%
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65
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2.88%
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2
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0.09%
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2,123
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94.15%
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2,255
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| Lamar
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1,148
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95.43%
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55
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4.57%
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0
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0.00%
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1,093
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90.86%
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1,203
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| Lauderdale
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5,936
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95.04%
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303
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4.85%
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7
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0.11%
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5,633
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90.19%
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6,246
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| Lawrence
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1,218
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97.05%
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37
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2.95%
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0
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0.00%
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1,181
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94.10%
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1,255
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| Leake
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2,802
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99.26%
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17
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0.60%
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4
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0.14%
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2,785
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98.65%
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2,823
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| Lee
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3,814
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96.93%
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120
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3.05%
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1
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0.03%
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3,694
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93.88%
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3,935
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| Leflore
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2,404
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95.59%
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111
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4.41%
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0
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0.00%
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2,293
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91.17%
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2,515
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| Lincoln
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2,332
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95.57%
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97
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3.98%
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11
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0.45%
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2,235
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91.60%
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2,440
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| Lowndes
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2,268
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93.80%
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147
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6.08%
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3
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0.12%
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2,121
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87.72%
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2,418
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| Madison
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2,038
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96.86%
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66
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3.14%
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0
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0.00%
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1,972
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93.73%
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2,104
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| Marion
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2,083
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97.89%
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45
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2.11%
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0
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0.00%
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2,038
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95.77%
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2,128
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| Marshall
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1,403
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96.69%
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48
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3.31%
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0
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0.00%
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1,355
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93.38%
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1,451
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| Monroe
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3,263
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97.11%
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94
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2.80%
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3
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0.09%
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3,169
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94.32%
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3,360
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| Montgomery
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1,509
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97.10%
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44
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2.83%
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1
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0.06%
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1,465
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94.27%
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1,554
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| Neshoba
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2,880
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97.07%
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77
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2.60%
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10
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0.34%
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2,803
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94.47%
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2,967
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| Newton
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2,495
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98.27%
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41
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1.61%
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3
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0.12%
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2,454
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96.65%
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2,539
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| Noxubee
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1,152
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95.76%
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51
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4.24%
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0
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0.00%
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1,101
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91.52%
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1,203
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| Oktibbeha
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1,951
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95.45%
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79
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3.86%
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14
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0.68%
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1,872
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91.59%
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2,044
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| Panola
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1,988
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97.74%
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45
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2.21%
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1
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0.05%
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1,943
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95.53%
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2,034
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| Pearl River
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2,022
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95.47%
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88
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4.15%
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8
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0.38%
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1,934
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91.31%
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2,118
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| Perry
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828
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97.87%
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18
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2.13%
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0
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0.00%
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810
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95.74%
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846
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| Pike
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2,956
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93.93%
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185
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5.88%
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6
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0.19%
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2,771
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88.05%
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3,147
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| Pontotoc
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2,171
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96.75%
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70
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3.12%
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3
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0.13%
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2,101
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93.63%
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2,244
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| Prentiss
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2,117
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94.72%
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118
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5.28%
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0
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0.00%
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1,999
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89.44%
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2,235
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| Quitman
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1,152
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97.46%
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29
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2.45%
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1
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0.08%
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1,123
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95.01%
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1,182
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| Rankin
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2,110
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98.09%
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35
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1.63%
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6
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0.28%
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2,075
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96.47%
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2,151
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| Scott
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2,377
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98.75%
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30
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1.25%
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0
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0.00%
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2,347
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97.51%
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2,407
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| Sharkey
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747
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97.65%
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18
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2.35%
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0
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0.00%
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729
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95.29%
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765
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| Simpson
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2,316
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98.26%
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40
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1.70%
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1
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0.04%
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2,276
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96.56%
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2,357
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| Smith
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1,826
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98.49%
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27
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1.46%
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1
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0.05%
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1,799
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97.03%
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1,854
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| Stone
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802
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96.63%
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28
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3.37%
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0
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0.00%
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774
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93.25%
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830
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| Sunflower
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3,071
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97.74%
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71
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2.26%
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0
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0.00%
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3,000
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95.48%
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3,142
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| Tallahatchie
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2,288
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98.28%
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33
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1.42%
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7
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0.30%
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2,255
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96.86%
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2,328
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| Tate
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1,609
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99.81%
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3
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0.19%
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0
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0.00%
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1,606
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99.63%
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1,612
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| Tippah
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2,248
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97.27%
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63
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2.73%
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0
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0.00%
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2,185
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94.55%
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2,311
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| Tishomingo
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1,463
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89.75%
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159
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9.75%
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8
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0.49%
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1,304
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80.00%
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1,630
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| Tunica
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795
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98.39%
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13
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1.61%
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0
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0.00%
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782
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96.78%
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808
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| Union
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2,609
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95.71%
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108
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3.96%
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9
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0.33%
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2,501
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91.75%
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2,726
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| Walthall
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1,206
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96.71%
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40
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3.21%
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1
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0.08%
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1,166
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93.50%
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1,247
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| Warren
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3,048
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94.05%
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192
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5.92%
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1
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0.03%
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2,856
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88.12%
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3,241
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| Washington
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2,349
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88.91%
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292
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11.05%
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1
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0.04%
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2,057
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77.86%
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2,642
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| Wayne
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1,388
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98.44%
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22
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1.56%
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0
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0.00%
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1,366
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96.88%
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1,410
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| Webster
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1,595
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94.55%
|
87
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5.16%
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5
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0.30%
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1,508
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89.39%
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1,687
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| Wilkinson
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942
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95.34%
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46
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4.66%
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0
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0.00%
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896
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90.69%
|
988
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| Winston
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1,979
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98.70%
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26
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1.30%
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0
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0.00%
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1,953
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97.41%
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2,005
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| Yalobusha
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1,555
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96.88%
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50
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3.12%
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0
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0.00%
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1,505
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93.77%
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1,605
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| Yazoo
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2,390
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98.15%
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45
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1.85%
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0
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0.00%
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2,345
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96.30%
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2,435
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| Totals |
168,267 |
95.70% |
7,364 |
4.19% |
193 |
0.11% |
160,903 |
91.51% |
175,824
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