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1940 United States presidential election in South Dakota|
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County Results
Roosevelt 50-60%
Roosevelt 50%
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Willkie 50%
Willkie 50-60%
Willkie 60-70%
Willkie 70-80%
Willkie 80-90%
Willkie 90%
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The 1940 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Dakota was won by Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 57.41% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 42.59% of the popular vote.[3][4]
With 57.41% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Willkie's strongest state in the 1940 election in terms of popular vote percentage.[5]
Results
Results by county
County[6]
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Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
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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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Aurora
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1,408
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50.41%
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1,385
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49.59%
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23
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0.82%
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2,793
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Beadle
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4,356
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45.33%
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5,253
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54.67%
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-897
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-9.33%
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9,609
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Bennett
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915
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51.55%
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860
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48.45%
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55
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3.10%
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1,775
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Bon Homme
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3,046
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55.29%
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2,463
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44.71%
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583
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10.58%
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5,509
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Brookings
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5,016
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65.25%
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2,671
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34.75%
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2,345
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30.51%
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7,687
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Brown
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6,598
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45.05%
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8,048
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54.95%
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-1,450
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-9.90%
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14,646
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Brule
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1,352
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42.42%
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1,835
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57.58%
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-483
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-15.16%
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3,187
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Buffalo
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491
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55.42%
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395
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44.58%
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96
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10.84%
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886
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Butte
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2,164
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60.99%
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1,384
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39.01%
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780
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21.98%
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3,548
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Campbell
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1,733
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80.64%
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416
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19.36%
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1,317
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61.28%
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2,149
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Charles Mix
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2,993
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47.54%
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3,303
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52.46%
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-310
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-4.92%
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6,296
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Clark
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2,622
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61.75%
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1,624
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38.25%
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998
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23.50%
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4,246
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Clay
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2,463
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52.08%
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2,266
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47.92%
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197
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4.17%
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4,729
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Codington
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4,320
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53.83%
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3,705
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46.17%
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615
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7.66%
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8,025
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Corson
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1,709
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56.27%
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1,328
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43.73%
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381
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12.55%
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3,037
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Custer
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1,796
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60.94%
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1,151
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39.06%
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645
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21.89%
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2,947
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Davison
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3,659
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46.38%
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4,230
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53.62%
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-571
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-7.24%
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7,889
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Day
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3,277
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49.85%
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3,297
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50.15%
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-20
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-0.30%
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6,574
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Deuel
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2,304
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66.40%
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1,166
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33.60%
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1,138
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32.80%
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3,470
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Dewey
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1,396
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56.36%
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1,081
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43.64%
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315
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12.72%
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2,477
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Douglas
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1,977
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65.53%
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1,040
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34.47%
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937
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31.06%
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3,017
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Edmunds
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2,341
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61.87%
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1,443
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38.13%
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898
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23.73%
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3,784
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Fall River
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2,420
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63.27%
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1,405
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36.73%
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1,015
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26.54%
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3,825
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Faulk
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1,431
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54.41%
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1,199
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45.59%
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232
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8.82%
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2,630
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Grant
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2,981
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59.38%
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2,039
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40.62%
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942
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18.76%
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5,020
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Gregory
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2,478
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54.91%
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2,035
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45.09%
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443
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9.82%
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4,513
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Haakon
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1,129
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61.49%
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707
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38.51%
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422
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22.98%
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1,836
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Hamlin
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2,279
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64.00%
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1,282
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36.00%
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997
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28.00%
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3,561
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Hand
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2,002
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55.46%
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1,608
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44.54%
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394
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10.91%
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3,610
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Hanson
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1,408
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53.66%
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1,216
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46.34%
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192
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7.32%
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2,624
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Harding
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755
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52.98%
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670
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47.02%
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85
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5.96%
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1,425
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Hughes
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1,982
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59.27%
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1,362
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40.73%
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620
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18.54%
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3,344
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Hutchinson
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5,051
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82.08%
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1,103
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17.92%
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3,948
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64.15%
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6,154
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Hyde
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1,018
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60.31%
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670
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39.69%
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348
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20.62%
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1,688
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Jackson
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620
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58.77%
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435
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41.23%
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185
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17.54%
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1,055
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Jerauld
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1,576
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63.17%
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919
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36.83%
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657
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26.33%
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2,495
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Jones
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832
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62.09%
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508
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37.91%
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324
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24.18%
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1,340
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Kingsbury
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3,551
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70.26%
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1,503
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29.74%
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2,048
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40.52%
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5,054
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Lake
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4,179
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68.87%
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1,889
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31.13%
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2,290
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37.74%
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6,068
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Lawrence
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5,288
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60.07%
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3,515
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39.93%
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1,773
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20.14%
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8,803
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Lincoln
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4,081
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66.59%
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2,048
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33.41%
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2,033
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33.17%
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6,129
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Lyman
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1,409
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56.05%
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1,105
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43.95%
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304
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12.09%
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2,514
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Marshall
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1,989
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50.21%
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1,972
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49.79%
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17
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0.43%
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3,961
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McCook
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3,310
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66.12%
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1,696
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33.88%
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1,614
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32.24%
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5,006
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McPherson
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2,839
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77.46%
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826
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22.54%
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2,013
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54.92%
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3,665
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Meade
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2,560
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57.00%
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1,931
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43.00%
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629
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14.01%
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4,491
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Mellette
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990
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52.24%
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905
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47.76%
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85
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4.49%
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1,895
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Miner
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2,095
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60.55%
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1,365
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39.45%
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730
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21.10%
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3,460
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Minnehaha
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16,664
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57.62%
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12,259
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42.38%
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4,405
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15.23%
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28,923
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Moody
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2,749
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60.17%
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1,820
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39.83%
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929
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20.33%
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4,569
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Pennington
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6,603
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57.51%
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4,878
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42.49%
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1,725
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15.02%
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11,481
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Perkins
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1,777
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57.36%
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1,321
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42.64%
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456
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14.72%
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3,098
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Potter
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1,278
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54.80%
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1,054
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45.20%
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224
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9.61%
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2,332
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Roberts
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3,504
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48.30%
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3,750
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51.70%
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-246
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-3.39%
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7,254
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Sanborn
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1,732
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55.34%
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1,398
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44.66%
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334
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10.67%
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3,130
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Shannon
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1,094
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58.04%
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791
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41.96%
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303
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16.07%
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1,885
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Spink
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2,975
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48.70%
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3,134
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51.30%
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-159
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-2.60%
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6,109
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Stanley
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679
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55.66%
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541
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44.34%
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138
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11.31%
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1,220
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Sully
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840
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64.71%
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458
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35.29%
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382
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29.43%
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1,298
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Todd
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1,245
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50.14%
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1,238
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49.86%
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7
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0.28%
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2,483
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Tripp
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2,492
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54.40%
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2,089
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45.60%
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403
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8.80%
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4,581
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Turner
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4,644
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72.36%
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1,774
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27.64%
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2,870
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44.72%
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6,418
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Union
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3,116
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54.44%
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2,608
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45.56%
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508
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8.87%
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5,724
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Walworth
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1,921
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55.11%
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1,565
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44.89%
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356
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10.21%
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3,486
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Washabaugh
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358
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48.91%
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374
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51.09%
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-16
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-2.19%
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732
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Washington
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335
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52.59%
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302
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47.41%
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33
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5.18%
|
637
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Yankton
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4,179
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57.70%
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3,064
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42.30%
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1,115
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15.39%
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7,243
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Ziebach
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691
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50.15%
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687
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49.85%
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4
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0.29%
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1,378
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Armstrong[a]
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0
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N/A
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0
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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0
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Totals |
177,065 |
57.41% |
131,362 |
42.59% |
45,703 |
14.82% |
308,427
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Notes
- ^ No returns were canvassed for Armstrong County and voters from this county were listed in neighbouring counties.[7]
References