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468. Vote Cast for and Governor Elected by State
[In thousands (1,229 represents 1,229,000), except percent.D=Democratic, R=Republican, I=Independent]
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Candidate elected at
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most recent election
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FIP's
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vote 1
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Alabama
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01000
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1,129
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D-57.6
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(X)
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(X)
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1,236
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R-56.3
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(X)
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(X)
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1,216
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R-52.1
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(X)
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(X)
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1,202
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R-50.3
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(X)
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(X)
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1,318
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D-57.7
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Donald Siegelman
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Alaska
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02000
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195
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D-46.1
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(X)
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(X)
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180
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D-47.3
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(X)
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(X)
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195
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I-38.9
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(X)
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(X)
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213
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D-41.1
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(X)
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(X)
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220
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D-51.3
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Tony Knowles
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Arizona
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04000
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726
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D-62.5
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(X)
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(X)
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867
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R-39.7
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(X)
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(X)
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2
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941
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2
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R-52.4
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(X)
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(X)
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1,129
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R-52.5
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(X)
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(X)
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1,018
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R-60.9
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Jane Dee Hull
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Arkansas
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05000
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789
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D-54.7
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887
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D-62.6
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689
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D-63.9
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(X)
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(X)
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696
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D-57.5
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(X)
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(X)
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717
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D-59.8
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(X)
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(X)
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706
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R-59.8
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Mike Huckabee
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California
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06000
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7,877
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R-49.3
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(X)
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(X)
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7,444
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R-60.5
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(X)
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(X)
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7,699
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R-49.2
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(X)
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(X)
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8,659
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R-55.2
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(X)
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(X)
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8,385
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D-58.0
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Gray Davis
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Colorado
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08000
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956
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D-65.7
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(X)
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(X)
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1,059
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D-58.2
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(X)
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(X)
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1,011
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D-61.9
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(X)
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(X)
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1,116
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D-55.5
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(X)
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(X)
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1,321
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R-49.1
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Bill Owens
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Connecticut
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09000
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1,084
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D-53.3
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(X)
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(X)
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994
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D-57.9
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(X)
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(X)
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1,141
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I-40.4
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(X)
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(X)
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1,147
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R-36.2
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(X)
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(X)
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1,000
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R-62.9
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John G. Rowland
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Delaware
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10000
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(X)
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(X)
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244
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R-55.5
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(X)
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(X)
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240
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R-70.7
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(X)
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(X)
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277
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D-64.7
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(X)
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(X)
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271
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D-69.5
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(X)
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(X)
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Thomas R. Carper
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Florida
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12000
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2,689
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D-64.7
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(X)
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(X)
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3,386
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R-54.6
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(X)
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(X)
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3,531
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D-56.5
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(X)
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(X)
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4,206
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D-50.8
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(X)
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(X)
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3,964
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R-55.3
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Jeb Bush
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Georgia
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13000
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1,169
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D-62.8
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(X)
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(X)
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1,175
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D-70.5
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(X)
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(X)
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1,450
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D-52.9
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(X)
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(X)
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1,545
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D-51.1
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(X)
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(X)
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1,793
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D-52.5
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Roy Barnes
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Hawaii
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15000
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312
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D-45.2
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(X)
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(X)
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334
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D-52.0
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(X)
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(X)
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340
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D-59.8
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(X)
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(X)
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369
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D-36.6
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(X)
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(X)
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408
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D-50.1
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Benjamin J. Cayetano
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Idaho
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16000
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327
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D-50.6
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(X)
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(X)
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387
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D-49.9
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(X)
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(X)
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321
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D-68.2
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(X)
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(X)
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413
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R-52.3
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(X)
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(X)
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381
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R-67.7
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Dirk Kempthorne
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Illinois
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17000
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3,674
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R-49.4
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(X)
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(X)
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3,144
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R-52.7
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(X)
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(X)
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3,257
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R-50.7
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(X)
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(X)
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3,107
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R-63.9
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(X)
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(X)
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3,359
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R-51.0
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George Ryan
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Indiana
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18000
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(X)
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(X)
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2,198
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R-52.2
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(X)
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(X)
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2,141
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D-53.2
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(X)
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(X)
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2,229
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D-62.0
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(X)
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(X)
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2,110
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D-51.5
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(X)
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(X)
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Frank L. O'Bannon
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Iowa
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19000
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1,038
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R-52.8
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(X)
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(X)
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911
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R-51.9
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(X)
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(X)
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976
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R-60.6
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(X)
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(X)
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997
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R-56.8
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(X)
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(X)
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956
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D-52.3
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Tom Vilsack
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Kansas
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20000
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763
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D-53.2
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(X)
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(X)
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841
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R-51.9
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(X)
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(X)
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783
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D-48.6
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(X)
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(X)
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821
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R-64.1
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(X)
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(X)
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743
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R-73.4
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Bill Graves
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Kentucky 2
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21000
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(X)
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(X)
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1,031
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D-54.5
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(X)
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(X)
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781
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D-64.6
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(X)
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(X)
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835
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D-64.7
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(X)
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(X)
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984
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D-50.9
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(X)
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(X)
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Paul E. Patton
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Louisiana
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22000
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(X)
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(X)
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4
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1,616
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4
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62.3
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(X)
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(X)
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4
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1,559
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4
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33.1
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(X)
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(X)
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4
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1,728
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4
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D-61.2
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(X)
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(X)
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5
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1,550
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5
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R-63.5
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(X)
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(X)
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Mike Foster
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Maine
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23000
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460
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D-61.1
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(X)
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(X)
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427
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R-39.9
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(X)
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(X)
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522
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R-46.7
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(X)
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(X)
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511
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I-35.4
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(X)
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(X)
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421
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R-18.9
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Angus King
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Maryland
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24000
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1,139
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D-62.0
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(X)
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(X)
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1,101
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D-82.4
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(X)
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(X)
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1,111
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D-59.8
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(X)
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(X)
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1,410
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D-50.2
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(X)
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(X)
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1,536
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D-55.1
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Parris N. Glendening
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Massachusetts
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25000
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2,050
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D-59.5
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(X)
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(X)
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1,684
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D-68.7
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(X)
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(X)
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2,343
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R-50.2
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(X)
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(X)
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2,164
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R-70.9
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(X)
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(X)
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1,903
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R-50.8
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Argeo Paul Cellucci
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Michigan
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26000
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3,040
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D-51.4
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(X)
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(X)
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2,397
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D-68.1
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(X)
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(X)
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2,565
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R-49.8
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(X)
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(X)
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3,088
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R-61.5
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(X)
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(X)
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3,027
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R-62.2
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John Engler
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Minnesota
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27000
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1,790
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D-58.6
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(X)
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(X)
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1,416
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D-55.8
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(X)
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(X)
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1,807
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R-49.6
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(X)
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(X)
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1,766
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R-62.0
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(X)
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(X)
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2,091
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R-34.3
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Jesse Ventura
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Mississippi 2
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28000
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(X)
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(X)
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743
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D-55.1
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(X)
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(X)
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722
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D-53.4
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(X)
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(X)
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711
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R-50.8
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(X)
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(X)
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819
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R-55.6
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(X)
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(X)
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Kirk Fordice
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Missouri
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29000
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(X)
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(X)
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2,108
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R-56.7
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(X)
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(X)
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2,086
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R-64.2
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(X)
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(X)
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2,344
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D-58.7
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(X)
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(X)
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2,143
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D-57.2
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(X)
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(X)
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Mel Carnahan
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Montana
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30000
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(X)
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(X)
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379
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D-70.3
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(X)
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(X)
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367
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R-51.9
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(X)
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(X)
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408
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R-51.3
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(X)
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(X)
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405
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R-79.2
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(X)
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(X)
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Marc Racicot
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Nebraska
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31000
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548
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D-50.6
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(X)
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(X)
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564
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R-52.9
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(X)
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(X)
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587
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D-49.9
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(X)
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(X)
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580
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D-73.0
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(X)
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(X)
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545
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R-53.9
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Mike Johanns
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Nevada
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32000
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240
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D-53.4
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(X)
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(X)
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260
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D-71.9
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(X)
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(X)
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321
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D-64.8
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(X)
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(X)
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371
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D-53.9
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(X)
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(X)
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434
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R-51.6
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Kenny Guinn
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New Hampshire
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33000
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283
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R-51.4
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384
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R-66.8
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251
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R-53.7
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442
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R-60.4
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295
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R-60.3
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516
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R-56.0
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312
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R-69.9
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497
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D-57.2
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319
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D-66.1
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Jeanne Shaheen
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New Jersey
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34000
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2,317
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R-49.5
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(X)
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(X)
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1,973
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R-69.6
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(X)
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(X)
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2,254
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D-61.2
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(X)
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(X)
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2,506
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R-49.3
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(X)
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(X)
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2,418
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R-46.9
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Christine Todd Whitman
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New Mexico
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35000
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407
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D-53.0
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(X)
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(X)
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395
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R-53.0
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(X)
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(X)
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411
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D-54.6
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(X)
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(X)
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468
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R-49.8
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(X)
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(X)
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499
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R-54.5
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Gary E. Johnson
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New York
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36000
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5,255
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D-50.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
4,294
|
D-64.6
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
4,057
|
|
D-53.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
5,204
|
|
R-48.8
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
4,735
|
R-54.3
|
|
|
George E. Pataki
|
|
North Carolina
|
37000
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
2,227
|
|
R-54.3
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
2,180
|
|
R-56.1
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
2,595
|
|
D-52.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
2,566
|
|
D-56.0
|
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
|
James B. Hunt
|
|
North Dakota
|
38000
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
314
|
|
D-55.3
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
299
|
|
D-59.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
305
|
|
R-57.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
264
|
|
R-66.2
|
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
|
Edward T. Schafer
|
|
Ohio
|
39000
|
3,357
|
D-59.0
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
3,067
|
D-60.6
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,478
|
|
R-55.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,346
|
|
R-71.8
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,354
|
R-50.0
|
|
|
Bob Taft
|
|
Oklahoma
|
40000
|
883
|
D-62.1
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
910
|
R-47.5
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
911
|
|
D-57.4
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
995
|
|
R-46.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
874
|
R-57.9
|
|
|
Frank Keating
|
|
Oregon
|
41000
|
1,042
|
R-61.4
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
1,060
|
D-51.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,113
|
|
D-45.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,221
|
|
D-50.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,113
|
D-64.4
|
|
|
John Kitzhaber
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
42000
|
3,684
|
R-50.8
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
3,388
|
D-50.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,053
|
|
D-67.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,585
|
|
R-45.4
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,025
|
R-57.4
|
|
|
Tom Ridge
|
|
Rhode Island
|
44000
|
337
|
D-73.3
|
|
408
|
|
R-60.0
|
323
|
R-64.7
|
|
401
|
|
R-50.8
|
|
357
|
|
D-74.1
|
|
425
|
|
D-61.5
|
|
361
|
|
R-47.4
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
306
|
R-51.0
|
|
|
Lincoln C. Almond
|
|
South Carolina
|
45000
|
672
|
D-69.8
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
754
|
R-51.0
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
761
|
|
R-69.5
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
934
|
|
R-50.4
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,071
|
D-53.2
|
|
|
Jim Hodges
|
|
South Dakota
|
46000
|
279
|
R-70.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
294
|
R-51.8
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
257
|
|
R-58.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
312
|
|
R-55.4
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
260
|
R-64.0
|
|
|
William J. Janklow
|
|
Tennessee
|
47000
|
1,239
|
R-59.6
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
1,210
|
D-54.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
790
|
|
D-60.8
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,487
|
|
R-54.3
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
976
|
R-68.6
|
|
|
Don Sundquist
|
|
Texas
|
48000
|
3,191
|
D-53.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
3,441
|
R-52.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,893
|
|
D-49.5
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
4,396
|
|
R-53.5
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
3,738
|
R-68.2
|
|
|
George W. Bush
|
|
Utah
|
49000
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
630
|
|
R-55.9
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
649
|
|
R-40.1
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
763
|
|
R-42.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
672
|
|
R-75.0
|
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
|
Michael O. Leavitt
|
|
Vermont
|
50000
|
169
|
R-55.0
|
|
234
|
|
D-50.0
|
197
|
D-47.0
|
|
243
|
|
D-55.4
|
|
211
|
|
R-51.8
|
|
286
|
|
D-74.7
|
|
212
|
|
D-68.7
|
|
255
|
|
D-70.5
|
|
218
|
D-55.7
|
|
|
Howard Dean
|
|
Virginia
|
51000
|
1,421
|
D-53.5
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
1,343
|
D-55.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,789
|
|
D-50.1
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,794
|
|
R-58.3
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,736
|
R-55.8
|
|
|
James S. Gilmore
|
|
Washington
|
53000
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
1,889
|
|
D-53.3
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
1,875
|
|
D-62.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
2,271
|
|
D-52.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
2,237
|
|
D-58.0
|
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
|
Gary Locke
|
|
West Virginia
|
54000
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
742
|
|
R-53.3
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
650
|
|
D-58.9
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
657
|
|
D-56.0
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
629
|
|
R-51.6
|
|
(X)
|
(X)
|
|
|
Cecil H. Underwood
|
|
Wisconsin
|
55000
|
1,580
|
D-56.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
1,527
|
R-52.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,380
|
|
R-58.2
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,563
|
|
R-67.3
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
1,756
|
R-59.7
|
|
|
Tommy G. Thompson
|
|
Wyoming
|
56000
|
169
|
D-63.1
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
165
|
D-54.0
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
160
|
|
D-65.4
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
201
|
|
R-58.7
|
|
(X)
|
|
(X)
|
|
175
|
R-55.6
|
|
|
Jim Geringer
|
|
X Not applicable. 1 Includes minor party and scattered votes.
2 Voting years 1983, 1987, 1991, and 1995.
4 Primary elections in Oct. 1983 and Oct. 1987, held on anonparty basis. Winner was Democratic.Runner-up in 1987 withdrew from runoff.
5 Result of runoff election in 1991.
6 Voting years 1985, 1989, and 1993.
7 Result of runoff election in February 1991.
Source: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., Washington, DC,America Votes, biennial, (copyright).http://www.cq.com/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/468_vote_cast_for_and_governor_elected.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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