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1940 United States presidential election in Ohio|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Ohio_Presidential_Election_Results_1940.svg/250px-Ohio_Presidential_Election_Results_1940.svg.png) County Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
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Willkie
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was won by the Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with 52.20% of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Wendell Willkie, garnered 47.80% of the popular vote.[1] This is the only time that Democrats won Ohio in three consecutive elections.
County
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
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Wendell Willkie Republican
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Margin
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Total votes cast[2]
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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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5,007
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44.76%
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6,180
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55.24%
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-1,173
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-10.49%
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11,187
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Allen
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14,469
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41.17%
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20,675
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58.83%
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-6,206
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-17.66%
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35,144
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Ashland
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7,835
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47.60%
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8,624
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52.40%
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-789
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-4.79%
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16,459
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Ashtabula
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14,454
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43.87%
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18,491
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56.13%
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-4,037
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-12.25%
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32,945
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Athens
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11,449
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50.52%
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11,213
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49.48%
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236
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1.04%
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22,662
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Auglaize
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5,704
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38.92%
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8,953
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61.08%
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-3,249
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-22.17%
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14,657
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Belmont
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28,618
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61.78%
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17,705
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38.22%
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10,913
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23.56%
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46,323
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Brown
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5,644
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50.75%
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5,477
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49.25%
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167
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1.50%
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11,121
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Butler
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30,821
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56.86%
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23,380
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43.14%
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7,441
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13.73%
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54,201
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Carroll
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3,589
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41.02%
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5,160
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58.98%
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-1,571
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-17.96%
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8,749
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Champaign
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5,929
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43.06%
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7,841
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56.94%
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-1,912
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-13.89%
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13,770
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Clark
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25,888
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55.59%
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20,681
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44.41%
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5,207
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11.18%
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46,569
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Clermont
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8,942
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48.84%
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9,367
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51.16%
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-425
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-2.32%
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18,309
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Clinton
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4,964
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41.40%
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7,027
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58.60%
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-2,063
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-17.20%
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11,991
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Columbiana
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22,349
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51.29%
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21,221
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48.71%
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1,128
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2.59%
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43,570
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Coshocton
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7,889
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47.78%
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8,623
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52.22%
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-734
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-4.45%
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16,512
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Crawford
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8,966
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46.45%
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10,336
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53.55%
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-1,370
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-7.10%
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19,302
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Cuyahoga
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347,118
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62.41%
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209,070
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37.59%
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138,048
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24.82%
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556,188
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Darke
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9,651
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46.40%
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11,147
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53.60%
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-1,496
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-7.19%
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20,798
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Defiance
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4,313
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35.00%
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8,010
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65.00%
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-3,697
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-30.00%
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12,323
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Delaware
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5,666
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37.19%
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9,570
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62.81%
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-3,904
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-25.62%
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15,236
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Erie
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9,254
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45.10%
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11,267
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54.90%
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-2,013
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-9.81%
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20,521
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Fairfield
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11,298
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51.10%
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10,813
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48.90%
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485
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2.19%
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22,111
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Fayette
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5,249
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46.73%
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5,984
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53.27%
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-735
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-6.54%
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11,233
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Franklin
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96,601
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51.08%
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92,533
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48.92%
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4,068
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2.15%
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189,134
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Fulton
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2,530
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22.62%
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8,653
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77.38%
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-6,123
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-54.75%
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11,183
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Gallia
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3,943
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35.12%
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7,285
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64.88%
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-3,342
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-29.76%
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11,228
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Geauga
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3,318
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38.19%
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5,371
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61.81%
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-2,053
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-23.63%
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8,689
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Greene
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8,881
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48.92%
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9,273
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51.08%
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-392
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-2.16%
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18,154
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Guernsey
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8,710
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46.24%
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10,125
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53.76%
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-1,415
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-7.51%
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18,835
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Hamilton
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148,907
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49.04%
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154,733
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50.96%
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-5,826
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-1.92%
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303,640
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Hancock
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7,755
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35.36%
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14,174
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64.64%
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-6,419
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-29.27%
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21,929
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Hardin
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6,547
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41.60%
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9,192
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58.40%
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-2,645
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-16.81%
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15,739
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Harrison
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4,559
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44.31%
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5,729
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55.69%
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-1,170
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-11.37%
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10,288
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Henry
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3,508
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31.07%
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7,784
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68.93%
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-4,276
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-37.87%
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11,292
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Highland
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6,921
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44.79%
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8,530
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55.21%
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-1,609
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-10.41%
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15,451
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Hocking
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5,688
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51.60%
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5,336
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48.40%
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352
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3.19%
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11,024
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Holmes
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3,349
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51.13%
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3,201
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48.87%
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148
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2.26%
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6,550
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Huron
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6,741
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36.44%
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11,758
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63.56%
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-5,017
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-27.12%
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18,499
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Jackson
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6,382
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45.80%
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7,551
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54.20%
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-1,169
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-8.39%
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13,933
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Jefferson
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29,514
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64.03%
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16,578
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35.97%
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12,936
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28.07%
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46,092
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Knox
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7,081
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40.73%
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10,303
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59.27%
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-3,222
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-18.53%
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17,384
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Lake
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12,408
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47.96%
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13,464
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52.04%
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-1,056
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-4.08%
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25,872
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Lawrence
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10,661
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50.92%
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10,274
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49.08%
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387
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1.85%
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20,935
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Licking
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16,379
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50.14%
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16,288
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49.86%
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91
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0.28%
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32,667
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Logan
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6,351
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39.17%
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9,861
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60.83%
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-3,510
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-21.65%
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16,212
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Lorain
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25,831
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52.45%
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23,422
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47.55%
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2,409
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4.89%
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49,253
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Lucas
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77,948
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50.50%
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76,405
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49.50%
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1,543
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1.00%
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154,353
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Madison
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4,390
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42.65%
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5,904
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57.35%
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-1,514
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-14.71%
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10,294
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Mahoning
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76,441
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67.09%
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37,496
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32.91%
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38,945
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34.18%
|
113,937
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Marion
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10,462
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46.96%
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11,817
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53.04%
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-1,355
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-6.08%
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22,279
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Medina
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6,722
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39.92%
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10,116
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60.08%
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-3,394
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-20.16%
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16,838
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Meigs
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4,983
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40.77%
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7,239
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59.23%
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-2,256
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-18.46%
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12,222
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Mercer
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5,114
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39.28%
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7,905
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60.72%
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-2,791
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-21.44%
|
13,019
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Miami
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11,799
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44.48%
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14,725
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55.52%
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-2,926
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-11.03%
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26,524
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Monroe
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4,138
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47.72%
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4,534
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52.28%
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-396
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-4.57%
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8,672
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Montgomery
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86,084
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59.80%
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57,866
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40.20%
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28,218
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19.60%
|
143,950
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Morgan
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2,637
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34.68%
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4,966
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65.32%
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-2,329
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-30.63%
|
7,603
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Morrow
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3,215
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37.07%
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5,457
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62.93%
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-2,242
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-25.85%
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8,672
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Muskingum
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15,753
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44.82%
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19,395
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55.18%
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-3,642
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-10.36%
|
35,148
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Noble
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3,037
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38.16%
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4,922
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61.84%
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-1,885
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-23.68%
|
7,959
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Ottawa
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5,556
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44.71%
|
6,872
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55.29%
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-1,316
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-10.59%
|
12,428
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Paulding
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3,155
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38.93%
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4,949
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61.07%
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-1,794
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-22.14%
|
8,104
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Perry
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6,953
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44.54%
|
8,656
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55.46%
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-1,703
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-10.91%
|
15,609
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Pickaway
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6,895
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53.58%
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5,974
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46.42%
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921
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7.16%
|
12,869
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Pike
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4,962
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61.06%
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3,165
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38.94%
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1,797
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22.11%
|
8,127
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Portage
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12,687
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51.86%
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11,777
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48.14%
|
910
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3.72%
|
24,464
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Preble
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5,735
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46.83%
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6,511
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53.17%
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-776
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-6.34%
|
12,246
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Putnam
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3,655
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29.01%
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8,946
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70.99%
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-5,291
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-41.99%
|
12,601
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Richland
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18,645
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52.08%
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17,157
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47.92%
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1,488
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4.16%
|
35,802
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Ross
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12,447
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51.38%
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11,780
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48.62%
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667
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2.75%
|
24,227
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Sandusky
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7,116
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33.61%
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14,054
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66.39%
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-6,938
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-32.77%
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21,170
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Scioto
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21,926
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52.98%
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19,462
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47.02%
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2,464
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5.95%
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41,388
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Seneca
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7,464
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31.45%
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16,272
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68.55%
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-8,808
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-37.11%
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23,736
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Shelby
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6,105
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46.13%
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7,130
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53.87%
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-1,025
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-7.74%
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13,235
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Stark
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59,496
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56.19%
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46,384
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43.81%
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13,112
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12.38%
|
105,880
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Summit
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89,555
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58.55%
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63,405
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41.45%
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26,150
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17.10%
|
152,960
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Trumbull
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34,615
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58.04%
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25,026
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41.96%
|
9,589
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16.08%
|
59,641
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Tuscarawas
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19,004
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56.43%
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14,675
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43.57%
|
4,329
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12.85%
|
33,679
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Union
|
3,947
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35.36%
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7,214
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64.64%
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-3,267
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-29.27%
|
11,161
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Van Wert
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6,254
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41.95%
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8,656
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58.05%
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-2,402
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-16.11%
|
14,910
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Vinton
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2,404
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42.97%
|
3,190
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57.03%
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-786
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-14.05%
|
5,594
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Warren
|
6,895
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44.15%
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8,722
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55.85%
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-1,827
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-11.70%
|
15,617
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Washington
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8,584
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38.77%
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13,558
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61.23%
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-4,974
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-22.46%
|
22,142
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Wayne
|
10,748
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44.28%
|
13,525
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55.72%
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-2,777
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-11.44%
|
24,273
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Williams
|
4,065
|
30.05%
|
9,463
|
69.95%
|
-5,398
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-39.90%
|
13,528
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Wood
|
9,711
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36.36%
|
16,998
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63.64%
|
-7,287
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-27.28%
|
26,709
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Wyandot
|
4,206
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40.14%
|
6,272
|
59.86%
|
-2,066
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-19.72%
|
10,478
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Totals |
1,733,139 |
52.20% |
1,586,773 |
47.80% |
146,366 |
4.41% |
3,319,912
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