U.S. Senate election in Indiana
1998 United States Senate election in Indiana|
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![1998 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Indiana_results_map_by_county.svg/155px-1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Indiana_results_map_by_county.svg.png) County results Bayh: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Helmke: 40–50% 50–60% |
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The 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dan Coats decided to retire instead of seeking a second full term. Democratic nominee, former Governor Evan Bayh won the open seat his father once held.
Candidates
Democratic
Republican
Results
Overall
By county
Bayh won 88 of Indiana's counties compared to 4 for Helmke.
County
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Bayh
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Votes
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Helmke
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Votes
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Sink-Burris
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Votes
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Total
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Adams
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60.5%
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6,407
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37.8%
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4,011
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1.7%
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185
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10,603
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Allen
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53.5%
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41,037
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44.5%
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34,183
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2.0%
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1,496
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76,716
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Bartholomew
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60.9%
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11,937
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37.7%
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7,383
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1.4%
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275
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19,595
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Benton
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62.2%
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2,019
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36.1%
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1,172
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1.7%
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54
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3,245
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Blackford
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67.4%
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2,916
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31.2%
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1,348
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1.4%
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60
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4,324
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Boone
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48.7%
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6,267
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49.6%
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6,377
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1.7%
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215
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12,859
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Brown
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64.6%
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3,670
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33.5%
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1,903
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1.9%
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107
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5,680
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Carroll
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62.4%
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3,987
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36.6%
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2,340
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1.0%
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63
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6,390
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Cass
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60.5%
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7,454
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38.0%
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4,691
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1.5%
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184
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12,329
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Clark
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71.8%
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18,747
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27.1%
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7,090
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1.1%
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291
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26,128
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Clay
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73.2%
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6,099
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25.7%
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2,137
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1.1%
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95
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8,331
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Clinton
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58.5%
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4,859
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40.1%
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3,332
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1.4%
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113
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8,304
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Crawford
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70.0%
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2,673
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28.2%
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1,075
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1.8%
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70
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3,818
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Daviess
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62.8%
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5,056
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36.3%
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2,918
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0.9%
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75
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8,049
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Dearborn
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57.1%
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6,650
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40.4%
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4,704
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2.5%
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286
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11,640
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Decatur
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63.5%
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4,372
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35.4%
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2,434
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1.1%
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79
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6,885
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DeKalb
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57.3%
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5,217
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41.1%
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3,736
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1.6%
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145
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9,098
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Delaware
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67.4%
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23,142
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31.3%
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10,758
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1.3%
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458
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34,358
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Dubois
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71.2%
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8,623
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26.4%
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3,199
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2.4%
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292
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12,114
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Elkhart
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51.9%
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17,863
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47.1%
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16,238
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1.0%
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334
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34,435
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Fayette
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71.9%
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5,717
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26.9%
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2,137
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1.2%
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99
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7,953
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Floyd
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68.1%
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15,150
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30.7%
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6,832
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1.2%
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261
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22,243
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Fountain
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65.4%
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4,143
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33.5%
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2,125
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1.1%
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70
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6,338
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Franklin
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64.4%
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3,817
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33.9%
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2,014
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1.7%
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100
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5,931
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Fulton
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66.9%
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4,751
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31.6%
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2,248
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1.5%
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107
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7,106
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Gibson
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73.2%
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8,265
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25.8%
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2,914
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0.9%
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107
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11,286
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Grant
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61.9%
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13,067
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37.1%
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7,829
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1.0%
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212
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21,108
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Greene
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71.5%
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8,002
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27.4%
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3,062
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1.1%
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123
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11,187
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Hamilton
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42.4%
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18,793
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56.2%
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24,948
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1.4%
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611
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44,352
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Hancock
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54.8%
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9,135
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43.7%
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7,303
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1.5%
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244
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16,682
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Harrison
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69.4%
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8,245
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28.9%
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3,430
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1.7%
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200
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11,875
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Hendricks
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46.8%
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11,458
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52.0%
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12,757
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1.2%
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301
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24,516
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Henry
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66.2%
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10,029
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32.6%
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4,954
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1.2%
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176
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15,159
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Howard
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63.6%
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15,811
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35.0%
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8,686
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1.4%
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347
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24,844
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Huntington
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52.8%
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5,412
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45.8%
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4,692
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1.4%
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144
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10,248
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Jackson
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68.2%
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8,557
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30.7%
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3,856
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1.1%
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144
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12,557
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Jasper
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56.2%
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3,764
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42.5%
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2,850
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1.3%
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90
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6,704
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Jay
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64.3%
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4,202
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34.2%
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2,240
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1.5%
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96
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6,538
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Jefferson
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64.9%
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6,134
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25.9%
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2,450
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9.2%
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865
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9,449
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Jennings
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63.8%
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4,507
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34.6%
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2,448
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1.6%
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110
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7,065
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Johnson
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55.0%
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15,965
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43.5%
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12,637
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1.5%
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422
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29,024
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Knox
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74.5%
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9,101
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24.6%
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3,003
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0.9%
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108
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12,212
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Kosciusko
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48.1%
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8,423
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49.9%
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8,750
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2.0%
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342
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17,515
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LaGrange
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58.1%
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3,715
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40.6%
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2,596
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1.3%
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81
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6,392
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Lake
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78.0%
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80,073
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20.9%
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21,429
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1.1%
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1,139
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102,641
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LaPorte
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71.2%
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21,495
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27.5%
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8,304
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1.3%
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386
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30,185
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Lawrence
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61.2%
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7,967
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37.3%
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4,850
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1.5%
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201
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13,018
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Madison
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69.6%
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29,134
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29.4%
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12,317
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1.0%
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426
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41,877
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Marion
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60.9%
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122,830
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37.5%
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75,688
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1.6%
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3,329
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201,847
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Marshall
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59.6%
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6,504
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39.5%
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4,310
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0.9%
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97
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10,911
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Martin
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69.7%
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2,624
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29.1%
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1,099
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1.2%
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44
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3,767
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Miami
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57.6%
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5,689
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40.4%
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3,993
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2.0%
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195
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9,877
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Monroe
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66.2%
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19,044
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30.8%
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8,845
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3.0%
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862
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28,751
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Montgomery
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56.2%
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5,062
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42.5%
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3,835
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1.3%
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113
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9,010
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Morgan
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55.1%
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9,056
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43.3%
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7,109
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1.6%
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271
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16,436
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Newton
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65.5%
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2,654
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32.2%
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1,306
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2.3%
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94
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4,054
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Noble
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58.8%
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6,014
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39.5%
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4,046
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1.7%
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171
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10,231
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Ohio
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59.6%
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1,208
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37.5%
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760
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2.9%
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58
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2,026
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Orange
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64.2%
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4,343
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33.8%
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2,293
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2.0%
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134
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6,770
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Owen
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67.7%
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3,625
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30.4%
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1,632
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1.9%
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101
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5,358
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Parke
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71.4%
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4,192
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27.4%
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1,611
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1.2%
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71
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5,874
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Perry
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76.2%
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4,218
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22.9%
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1,265
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0.9%
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49
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5,532
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Pike
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74.0%
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3,883
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24.5%
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1,284
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1.5%
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79
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5,246
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Porter
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69.6%
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26,219
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28.9%
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10,890
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1.5%
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557
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37,666
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Posey
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73.9%
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6,870
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24.9%
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2,316
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1.2%
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116
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9,302
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Pulaski
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62.6%
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2,853
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36.0%
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1,641
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1.4%
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62
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4,556
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Putnam
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61.5%
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5,706
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37.0%
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3,437
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1.5%
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138
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9,281
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Randolph
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61.3%
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4,351
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37.3%
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2,643
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1.4%
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101
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7,095
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Ripley
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61.2%
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5,105
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37.7%
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3,149
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1.1%
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96
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8,350
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Rush
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64.0%
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4,051
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34.5%
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2,184
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1.5%
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92
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6,327
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Saint Joseph
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68.3%
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47,214
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30.7%
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21,229
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1.0%
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667
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69,110
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Scott
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75.2%
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4,492
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23.9%
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1,428
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0.9%
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55
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5,975
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Shelby
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62.4%
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7,201
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36.3%
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4,186
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1.3%
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155
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11,542
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Spencer
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69.0%
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5,121
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30.4%
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2,253
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0.6%
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48
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7,422
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Starke
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71.7%
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5,127
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26.4%
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1,892
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1.9%
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135
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7,154
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Steuben
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55.3%
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4,204
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42.5%
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3,237
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2.2%
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166
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7,607
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Sullivan
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79.0%
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5,565
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19.7%
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1,387
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1.3%
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90
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7,042
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Switzerland
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67.7%
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1,847
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31.2%
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851
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1.1%
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30
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2,728
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Tippecanoe
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60.1%
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20,293
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38.6%
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13,025
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1.3%
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452
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33,770
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Tipton
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62.3%
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3,517
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36.3%
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2,051
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1.4%
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78
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5,646
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Union
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60.7%
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1,451
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37.2%
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889
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2.1%
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51
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2,391
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Vanderburgh
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71.5%
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36,558
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27.3%
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14,010
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1.2%
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590
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51,158
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Vermillion
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82.2%
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4,195
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16.5%
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842
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1.3%
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65
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5,102
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Vigo
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76.6%
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22,070
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22.2%
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6,415
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1.2%
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337
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28,822
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Wabash
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55.1%
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4,739
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44.0%
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3,781
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0.9%
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78
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8,598
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Warren
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67.0%
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2,324
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31.6%
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1,095
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1.4%
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50
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3,469
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Warrick
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70.8%
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11,889
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28.0%
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4,700
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1.2%
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194
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16,783
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Washington
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65.7%
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5,282
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28.5%
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2,289
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5.9%
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472
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8,043
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Wayne
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63.5%
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12,704
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35.3%
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7,068
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1.2%
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247
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20,019
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Wells
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56.6%
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5,146
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41.9%
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3,806
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1.5%
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137
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9,089
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White
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68.3%
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5,791
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30.5%
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2,592
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1.2%
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103
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8,486
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Whitley
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58.9%
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5,586
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38.8%
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3,680
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2.3%
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222
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9,488
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See also
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