1970 California gubernatorial election|
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County results Reagan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% Unruh: 40-50% 50–60% |
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The 1970 California gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. The incumbent governor, Republican Ronald Reagan, won re-election over Democrat and Speaker of the Assembly Jesse "Big Daddy" Unruh.
Primary results
Democratic Party
American Independent Party
Peace and Freedom Party
Candidate
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# of votes[3]
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% of votes
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Ricardo Romo
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6,214
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63.5
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Warren A. Nielsen
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3,569
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36.5
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General election results
Results by county
County
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Reagan
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Votes
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Unruh
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Votes
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Others
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Votes
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Mono
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73.09%
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1,350
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24.91%
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460
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2.00%
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37
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Orange
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66.89%
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308,982
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31.48%
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145,420
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1.63%
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7,538
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Alpine
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66.34%
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203
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29.08%
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89
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4.58%
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14
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Sutter
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64.48%
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9,084
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34.15%
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4,811
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1.38%
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194
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Inyo
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63.50%
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4,006
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34.90%
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2,202
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1.60%
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101
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Calaveras
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63.10%
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3,499
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35.11%
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1,947
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1.79%
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99
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Butte
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62.82%
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22,656
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34.82%
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12,558
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2.35%
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849
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San Diego
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60.11%
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253,378
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37.51%
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158,098
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2.38%
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10,047
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Santa Barbara
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60.10%
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51,523
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37.56%
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32,202
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2.33%
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2,000
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San Benito
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59.54%
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3,134
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37.86%
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1,993
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2.60%
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137
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Nevada
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59.45%
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6,756
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39.09%
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4,442
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1.46%
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166
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Modoc
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59.40%
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1,760
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38.41%
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1,138
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2.19%
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65
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Glenn
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59.37%
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3,805
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38.73%
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2,482
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1.90%
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122
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Ventura
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58.64%
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63,790
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38.93%
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42,350
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2.44%
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2,651
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Sonoma
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58.60%
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44,823
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39.16%
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29,953
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2.24%
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1,711
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Imperial
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58.47%
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10,636
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38.51%
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7,006
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3.02%
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550
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Lake
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58.18%
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5,317
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40.30%
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3,683
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1.52%
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139
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Santa Cruz
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58.07%
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26,679
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39.58%
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18,186
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2.35%
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1,079
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Colusa
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57.69%
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2,302
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40.78%
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1,627
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1.53%
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61
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Tulare
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57.69%
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27,564
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40.45%
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19,327
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1.86%
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888
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Mariposa
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57.46%
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1,568
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40.71%
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1,111
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1.83%
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50
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Del Norte
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57.13%
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2,755
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41.00%
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1,977
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1.87%
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90
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Monterey
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56.63%
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33,691
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41.19%
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24,508
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2.18%
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1,297
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Riverside
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56.60%
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81,768
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41.13%
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59,425
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2.27%
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3,273
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El Dorado
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56.59%
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7,932
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41.51%
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5,818
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1.90%
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267
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San Bernardino
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56.57%
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107,219
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40.66%
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77,069
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2.76%
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5,240
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Marin
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56.56%
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43,092
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41.38%
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31,525
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2.06%
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1,571
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San Luis Obispo
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55.84%
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18,301
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41.98%
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13,758
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2.19%
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717
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Napa
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55.29%
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16,844
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42.73%
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13,018
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1.98%
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603
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San Joaquin
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55.25%
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50,631
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43.10%
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39,495
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1.65%
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1,515
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Kern
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55.19%
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54,216
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42.52%
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41,768
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2.28%
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2,244
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Yuba
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54.74%
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5,305
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43.93%
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4,258
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1.33%
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129
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San Mateo
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54.31%
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109,356
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43.74%
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88,069
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1.96%
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3,941
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Tuolumne
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53.74%
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4,567
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44.46%
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3,779
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1.80%
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153
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Mendocino
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53.33%
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9,134
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44.46%
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7,614
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2.21%
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378
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Contra Costa
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53.15%
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106,965
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45.30%
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91,156
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1.55%
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3,123
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Amador
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53.12%
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2,866
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45.32%
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2,445
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1.56%
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84
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Tehama
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52.46%
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5,500
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45.97%
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4,819
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1.57%
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165
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Santa Clara
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51.47%
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172,562
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46.10%
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154,570
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2.43%
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8,158
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Humboldt
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51.12%
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16,778
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46.41%
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15,232
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2.47%
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810
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Los Angeles
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50.74%
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1,173,161
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47.40%
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1,095,899
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1.87%
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43,203
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Trinity
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50.21%
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1,643
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47.34%
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1,549
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2.44%
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80
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Merced
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49.64%
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12,117
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48.50%
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11,840
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1.86%
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454
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Siskiyou
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49.58%
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6,092
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48.18%
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5,920
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2.25%
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276
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Placer
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49.37%
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13,886
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48.89%
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13,751
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1.75%
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491
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Kings
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49.11%
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8,068
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49.52%
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8,134
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1.37%
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225
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Madera
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48.94%
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6,205
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49.72%
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6,304
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1.33%
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169
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Fresno
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48.74%
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60,644
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49.67%
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61,801
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1.59%
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1,979
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Solano
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48.43%
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21,939
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47.64%
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21,583
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3.93%
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1,780
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Sierra
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46.92%
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617
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51.25%
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674
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1.83%
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24
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Sacramento
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46.04%
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105,523
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52.52%
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120,365
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1.44%
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3,303
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Stanislaus
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45.07%
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29,157
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53.34%
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34,510
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1.59%
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1,031
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Plumas
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44.97%
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2,280
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52.82%
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2,678
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2.21%
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112
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Lassen
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44.93%
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2,494
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52.44%
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2,911
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2.63%
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146
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Shasta
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43.93%
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11,864
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54.22%
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14,643
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1.85%
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499
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Alameda
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43.05%
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162,727
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54.68%
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206,693
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2.27%
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8,566
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San Francisco
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41.97%
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106,606
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55.44%
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140,829
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2.59%
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6,583
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Yolo
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41.01%
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12,344
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56.92%
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17,135
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2.07%
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624
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