1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election|
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County results
Blaine: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
McCoy: 40–50% 50–60% |
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The 1920 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Primary elections were held on September 7, 1920.
Republican candidate John J. Blaine won the election with 52.98% of the vote, winning his first of three terms as Governor of Wisconsin due to the popularity of Emanuel L. Philipp and it would lead to his victorious campaigns for U.S. Senate. Blaine defeated Democratic Party candidate Robert McCoy, Socialist candidate William Coleman and Prohibition Party candidate Henry H. Tubbs.
Primary election
Republican party
Candidates
Results
Democratic party
Candidates
Results
Socialist party
Candidates
Results
Prohibition party
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
Results by county
McCoy was the first Democrat to ever win Rock County. He was also the first Democrat since Nelson Dewey in 1848 to win Walworth County and the first since George W. Peck in 1892 to win Oneida County.
County[4]
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John J. Blaine Republican
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Robert B. McCoy Democratic
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William Coleman Socialist
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Henry H. Tubbs Prohibition
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Scattering Write-in
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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#
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%
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%
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#
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%
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Adams
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1,319
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67.75%
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574
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29.48%
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32
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1.64%
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21
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1.08%
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1
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0.05%
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745
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38.26%
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1,947
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Ashland
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3,172
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56.42%
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2,199
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39.11%
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188
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3.34%
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62
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1.10%
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1
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0.02%
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973
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17.31%
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5,622
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Barron
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5,141
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64.34%
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2,637
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33.00%
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87
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1.09%
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121
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1.51%
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4
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0.05%
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2,504
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31.34%
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7,990
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Bayfield
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2,059
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61.78%
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1,033
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30.99%
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193
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5.79%
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47
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1.41%
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1
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0.03%
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1,026
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30.78%
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3,333
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Brown
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7,413
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51.71%
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6,076
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42.39%
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736
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5.13%
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109
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0.76%
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1
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0.01%
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1,337
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9.33%
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14,335
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Buffalo
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2,553
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73.13%
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801
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22.94%
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109
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3.12%
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27
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0.77%
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1
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0.03%
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1,752
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50.19%
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3,491
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Burnett
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1,937
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77.95%
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360
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14.49%
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135
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5.43%
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52
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2.09%
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1
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0.04%
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1,577
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63.46%
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2,485
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Calumet
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3,325
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70.55%
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930
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19.73%
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423
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8.98%
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35
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0.74%
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0
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0.00%
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2,395
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50.82%
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4,713
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Chippewa
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5,171
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63.56%
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2,794
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34.35%
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84
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1.03%
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84
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1.03%
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2
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0.02%
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2,377
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29.22%
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8,135
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Clark
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4,822
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62.11%
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2,160
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27.82%
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668
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8.60%
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114
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1.47%
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0
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0.00%
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2,662
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34.29%
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7,764
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Columbia
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5,548
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62.74%
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3,189
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36.06%
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57
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0.64%
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48
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0.54%
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1
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0.01%
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2,359
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26.68%
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8,843
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Crawford
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2,853
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59.15%
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1,898
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39.35%
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24
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0.50%
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48
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1.00%
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0
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0.00%
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955
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19.80%
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4,823
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Dane
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18,109
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61.89%
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10,796
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36.90%
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153
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0.52%
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197
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0.67%
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6
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0.02%
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7,313
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24.99%
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29,261
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Dodge
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8,554
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59.27%
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4,911
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34.03%
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887
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6.15%
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79
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0.55%
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2
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0.01%
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3,643
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25.24%
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14,433
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Door
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3,001
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72.35%
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1,054
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25.41%
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58
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1.40%
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35
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0.84%
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0
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0.00%
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1,947
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46.94%
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4,148
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Douglas
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6,285
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59.24%
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3,709
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34.96%
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506
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4.77%
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107
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1.01%
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2
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0.02%
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2,576
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24.28%
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10,609
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Dunn
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4,049
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64.42%
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2,054
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32.68%
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61
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0.97%
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116
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1.85%
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5
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0.08%
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1,995
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31.74%
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6,285
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Eau Claire
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5,095
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55.03%
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3,972
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42.90%
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75
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0.81%
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111
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1.20%
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6
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0.06%
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1,123
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12.13%
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9,259
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Florence
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758
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76.18%
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203
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20.40%
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20
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2.01%
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14
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1.41%
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0
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0.00%
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555
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55.78%
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995
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Fond du Lac
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9,361
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56.72%
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6,645
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40.27%
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374
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2.27%
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123
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0.75%
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0
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0.00%
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2,716
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16.46%
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16,503
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Forest
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944
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50.83%
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868
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46.74%
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33
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1.78%
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12
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0.65%
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0
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0.00%
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76
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4.09%
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1,857
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Grant
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6,996
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59.29%
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4,613
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39.10%
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50
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0.42%
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132
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1.12%
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8
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0.07%
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2,383
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20.20%
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11,799
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Green
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3,974
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62.98%
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2,160
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34.23%
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42
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0.67%
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132
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2.09%
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2
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0.03%
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1,814
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28.75%
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6,310
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Green Lake
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2,381
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53.45%
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1,885
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42.31%
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152
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3.41%
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37
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0.83%
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0
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0.00%
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496
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11.13%
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4,455
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Iowa
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3,767
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57.81%
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2,610
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40.06%
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21
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0.32%
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114
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1.75%
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4
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0.06%
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1,157
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17.76%
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6,516
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Iron
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1,426
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69.83%
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486
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23.80%
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103
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5.04%
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27
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1.32%
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0
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0.00%
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940
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46.03%
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2,042
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Jackson
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2,838
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68.19%
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1,227
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29.48%
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45
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1.08%
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44
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1.06%
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8
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0.19%
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1,611
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38.71%
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4,162
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Jefferson
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6,195
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56.32%
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4,623
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42.03%
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93
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0.85%
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88
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0.80%
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0
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0.00%
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1,572
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14.29%
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10,999
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Juneau
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3,196
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60.70%
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1,935
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36.75%
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85
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1.61%
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46
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0.87%
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3
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0.06%
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1,261
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23.95%
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5,265
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Kenosha
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5,450
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44.13%
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6,227
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50.42%
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611
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4.95%
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62
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0.50%
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0
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0.00%
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-777
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-6.29%
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12,350
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Kewaunee
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2,354
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72.72%
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807
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24.93%
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60
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1.85%
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16
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0.49%
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0
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0.00%
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1,547
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47.79%
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3,237
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La Crosse
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8,178
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60.40%
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4,970
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36.71%
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217
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1.60%
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164
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1.21%
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11
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0.08%
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3,208
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23.69%
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13,540
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Lafayette
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3,782
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59.03%
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2,525
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39.41%
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19
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0.30%
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78
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1.22%
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3
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0.05%
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1,257
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19.62%
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6,407
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Langlade
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2,700
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44.66%
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3,273
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54.13%
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55
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0.91%
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18
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0.30%
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0
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0.00%
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-573
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-9.48%
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6,046
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Lincoln
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3,085
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60.44%
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1,603
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31.41%
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375
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7.35%
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40
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0.78%
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1
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0.02%
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1,482
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29.04%
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5,104
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Manitowoc
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6,834
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51.97%
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3,540
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26.92%
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2,728
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20.75%
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48
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0.37%
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0
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0.00%
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3,294
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25.05%
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13,150
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Marathon
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7,729
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45.11%
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5,402
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31.53%
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3,903
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22.78%
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96
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0.56%
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4
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0.02%
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2,327
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13.58%
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17,134
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Marinette
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4,795
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60.66%
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2,564
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32.44%
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458
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5.79%
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88
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1.11%
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0
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0.00%
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2,231
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28.22%
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7,905
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Marquette
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1,808
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58.70%
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1,221
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39.64%
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30
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0.97%
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21
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0.68%
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0
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0.00%
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587
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19.06%
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3,080
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Milwaukee
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54,594
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38.56%
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41,958
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29.63%
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44,418
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31.37%
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619
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0.44%
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0
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0.00%
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10,176[a]
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7.19%
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141,589
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Monroe
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5,004
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61.46%
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2,969
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36.47%
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70
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0.86%
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99
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1.22%
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0
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0.00%
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2,035
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24.99%
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8,142
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Oconto
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3,935
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65.19%
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1,903
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31.53%
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157
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2.60%
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39
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0.65%
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2
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0.03%
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2,032
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33.66%
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6,036
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Oneida
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1,571
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43.42%
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1,704
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47.10%
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315
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8.71%
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26
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0.72%
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2
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0.06%
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-133
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-3.68%
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3,618
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Outagamie
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7,691
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54.12%
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6,246
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43.95%
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179
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1.26%
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94
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0.66%
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0
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0.00%
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1,445
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10.17%
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14,210
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Ozaukee
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3,167
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69.09%
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1,189
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25.94%
|
210
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4.58%
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18
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0.39%
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0
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0.00%
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1,978
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43.15%
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4,584
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Pepin
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1,113
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55.32%
|
843
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41.90%
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30
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1.49%
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25
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1.24%
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1
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0.05%
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270
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13.42%
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2,012
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Pierce
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3,134
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60.41%
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1,917
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36.95%
|
77
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1.48%
|
58
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1.12%
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2
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0.04%
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1,217
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23.46%
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5,188
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Polk
|
4,146
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71.98%
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1,386
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24.06%
|
131
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2.27%
|
97
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1.68%
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0
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0.00%
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2,760
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47.92%
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5,760
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Portage
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4,429
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52.22%
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3,894
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45.91%
|
109
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1.29%
|
48
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0.57%
|
2
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0.02%
|
535
|
6.31%
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8,482
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Price
|
2,607
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65.72%
|
1,011
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25.49%
|
317
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7.99%
|
32
|
0.81%
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0
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0.00%
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1,596
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40.23%
|
3,967
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Racine
|
8,181
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41.87%
|
9,953
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50.94%
|
1,205
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6.17%
|
201
|
1.03%
|
0
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0.00%
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-1,772
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-9.07%
|
19,540
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Richland
|
2,760
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53.58%
|
2,187
|
42.46%
|
26
|
0.50%
|
176
|
3.42%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
573
|
11.12%
|
5,151
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Rock
|
8,618
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46.07%
|
9,678
|
51.73%
|
167
|
0.89%
|
240
|
1.28%
|
4
|
0.02%
|
-1,060
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-5.67%
|
18,707
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Rusk
|
2,078
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63.92%
|
1,000
|
30.76%
|
118
|
3.63%
|
55
|
1.69%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,078
|
33.16%
|
3,251
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Sauk
|
5,582
|
59.21%
|
3,585
|
38.03%
|
37
|
0.39%
|
216
|
2.29%
|
8
|
0.08%
|
1,997
|
21.18%
|
9,428
|
Sawyer
|
1,178
|
57.83%
|
776
|
38.10%
|
56
|
2.75%
|
26
|
1.28%
|
1
|
0.05%
|
402
|
19.73%
|
2,037
|
Shawano
|
5,036
|
64.23%
|
1,421
|
18.13%
|
1,335
|
17.03%
|
46
|
0.59%
|
2
|
0.03%
|
3,615
|
46.11%
|
7,840
|
Sheboygan
|
8,466
|
49.28%
|
5,255
|
30.59%
|
3,384
|
19.70%
|
73
|
0.42%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
3,211
|
18.69%
|
17,178
|
St. Croix
|
4,251
|
56.61%
|
3,123
|
41.59%
|
56
|
0.75%
|
78
|
1.04%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
1,128
|
15.02%
|
7,509
|
Taylor
|
2,009
|
54.05%
|
992
|
26.69%
|
681
|
18.32%
|
35
|
0.94%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,017
|
27.36%
|
3,717
|
Trempealeau
|
3,600
|
65.66%
|
1,790
|
32.65%
|
25
|
0.46%
|
64
|
1.17%
|
4
|
0.07%
|
1,810
|
33.01%
|
5,483
|
Vernon
|
4,685
|
71.91%
|
1,645
|
25.25%
|
25
|
0.38%
|
159
|
2.44%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
3,040
|
46.66%
|
6,515
|
Vilas
|
696
|
52.85%
|
450
|
34.17%
|
160
|
12.15%
|
11
|
0.84%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
246
|
18.68%
|
1,317
|
Walworth
|
4,913
|
47.71%
|
5,074
|
49.27%
|
64
|
0.62%
|
245
|
2.38%
|
2
|
0.02%
|
-161
|
-1.56%
|
10,298
|
Washburn
|
1,506
|
60.43%
|
875
|
35.11%
|
79
|
3.17%
|
31
|
1.24%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
631
|
25.32%
|
2,492
|
Washington
|
5,194
|
68.51%
|
1,971
|
26.00%
|
374
|
4.93%
|
34
|
0.45%
|
8
|
0.11%
|
3,223
|
42.51%
|
7,581
|
Waukesha
|
5,593
|
46.77%
|
5,898
|
49.32%
|
361
|
3.02%
|
106
|
0.89%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-305
|
-2.55%
|
11,958
|
Waupaca
|
6,169
|
62.83%
|
3,082
|
31.39%
|
503
|
5.12%
|
59
|
0.60%
|
6
|
0.06%
|
3,087
|
31.44%
|
9,819
|
Waushara
|
2,702
|
56.00%
|
1,949
|
40.39%
|
145
|
3.01%
|
28
|
0.58%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
753
|
15.61%
|
4,825
|
Winnebago
|
7,814
|
46.20%
|
8,005
|
47.32%
|
969
|
5.73%
|
127
|
0.75%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-191
|
-1.13%
|
16,915
|
Wood
|
4,868
|
49.61%
|
3,483
|
35.49%
|
1,393
|
14.20%
|
69
|
0.70%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,385
|
14.11%
|
9,813
|
Total |
366,247 |
52.98% |
247,746 |
35.84% |
71,126 |
10.29% |
6,047 |
0.87% |
128 |
0.02% |
118,501 |
17.14% |
691,294
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Socialist to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
- ^ Blaine's margin over Coleman
References
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