1948 United States presidential election in Indiana
Election in Indiana
1948 United States presidential election in Indiana|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Indiana_Presidential_Election_Results_1948.svg/300px-Indiana_Presidential_Election_Results_1948.svg.png) County Results
Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose 13[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Indiana was won by Governor Thomas Dewey (R–New York), running with Governor Earl Warren, with 49.58% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Harry S. Truman (D–Missouri), running with Senator Alben W. Barkley, with 48.78% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last time that Johnson County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5] This was also the last time until 2012 that Indiana voted for a different candidate than Virginia
Results
Results by county
County
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Thomas Edmund Dewey[6] Republican
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Harry S. Truman[6] Democratic
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Claude A. Watson[7] Prohibition
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Henry Agard Wallace[7] Progressive
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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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4,832
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50.10%
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4,640
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48.11%
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151
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1.57%
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22
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0.23%
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192
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1.99%
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9,645
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Allen
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37,494
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54.00%
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31,239
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44.99%
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368
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0.53%
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335
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0.48%
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6,255
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9.01%
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69,436
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Bartholomew
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7,804
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48.74%
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7,960
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49.71%
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219
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1.37%
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29
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0.18%
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-156
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-0.97%
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16,012
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Benton
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3,224
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57.88%
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2,317
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41.60%
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23
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0.41%
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6
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0.11%
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907
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16.28%
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5,570
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Blackford
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2,840
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42.76%
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3,611
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54.37%
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166
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2.50%
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24
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0.36%
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-771
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-11.61%
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6,641
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Boone
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6,450
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55.67%
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5,037
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43.47%
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79
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0.68%
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20
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0.17%
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1,413
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12.20%
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11,586
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Brown
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1,092
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41.54%
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1,459
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55.50%
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59
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2.24%
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19
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0.72%
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-367
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-13.96%
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2,629
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Carroll
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4,597
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53.99%
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3,845
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45.16%
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55
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0.65%
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17
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0.20%
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752
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8.83%
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8,514
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Cass
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9,105
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46.97%
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10,086
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52.03%
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126
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0.65%
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68
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0.35%
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-981
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-5.06%
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19,385
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Clark
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7,001
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38.57%
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10,953
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60.34%
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160
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0.88%
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39
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0.21%
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-3,952
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-21.77%
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18,153
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Clay
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5,654
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47.49%
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5,965
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50.10%
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196
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1.65%
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90
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0.76%
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-311
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-2.61%
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11,905
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Clinton
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7,762
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52.02%
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7,001
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46.92%
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127
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0.85%
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31
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0.21%
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761
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5.10%
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14,921
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Crawford
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2,427
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46.97%
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2,625
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50.80%
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106
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2.05%
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9
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0.17%
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-198
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-3.83%
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5,167
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Daviess
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7,030
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53.89%
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5,867
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44.98%
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111
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0.85%
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36
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0.28%
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1,163
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8.92%
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13,044
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Dearborn
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5,353
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46.70%
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6,040
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52.70%
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55
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0.48%
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14
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0.12%
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-687
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-5.99%
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11,462
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Decatur
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5,163
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56.95%
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3,808
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42.00%
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84
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0.93%
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11
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0.12%
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1,355
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14.95%
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9,066
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De Kalb
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6,941
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54.86%
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5,439
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42.99%
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236
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1.87%
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36
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0.28%
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1,502
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11.87%
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12,652
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Delaware
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15,662
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46.72%
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17,060
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50.89%
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667
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1.99%
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136
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0.41%
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-1,398
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-4.17%
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33,525
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Dubois
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4,295
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39.30%
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6,564
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60.07%
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43
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0.39%
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26
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0.24%
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-2,269
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-20.76%
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10,928
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Elkhart
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18,999
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56.68%
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13,703
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40.88%
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655
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1.95%
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160
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0.48%
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5,296
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15.80%
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33,517
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Fayette
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5,399
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47.62%
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5,876
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51.83%
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45
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0.40%
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18
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0.16%
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-477
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-4.21%
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11,338
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Floyd
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8,367
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43.76%
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10,593
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55.40%
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108
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0.56%
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53
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0.28%
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-2,226
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-11.64%
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19,121
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Fountain
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5,186
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54.76%
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4,215
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44.50%
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46
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0.49%
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24
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0.25%
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971
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10.25%
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9,471
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Franklin
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3,566
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55.13%
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2,860
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44.22%
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31
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0.48%
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11
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0.17%
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706
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10.92%
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6,468
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Fulton
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4,930
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58.70%
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3,233
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38.50%
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212
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2.52%
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23
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0.27%
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1,697
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20.21%
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8,398
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Gibson
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7,431
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47.30%
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7,988
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50.85%
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226
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1.44%
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64
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0.41%
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-557
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-3.55%
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15,709
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Grant
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13,138
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50.31%
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12,212
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46.76%
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695
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2.66%
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70
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0.27%
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926
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3.55%
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26,115
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Greene
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7,453
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48.20%
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7,709
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49.85%
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216
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1.40%
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85
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0.55%
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-256
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-1.66%
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15,463
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Hamilton
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7,521
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62.12%
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4,384
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36.21%
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171
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1.41%
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31
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0.26%
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3,137
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25.91%
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12,107
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Hancock
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4,721
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48.05%
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4,948
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50.36%
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137
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1.39%
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20
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0.20%
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-227
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-2.31%
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9,826
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Harrison
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4,104
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46.90%
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4,465
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51.02%
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168
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1.92%
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14
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0.16%
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-361
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-4.13%
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8,751
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Hendricks
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6,327
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59.23%
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4,280
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40.07%
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55
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0.51%
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20
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0.19%
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2,047
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19.16%
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10,682
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Henry
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10,487
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54.00%
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8,523
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43.89%
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359
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1.85%
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52
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0.27%
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1,964
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10.11%
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19,421
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Howard
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10,874
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44.64%
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12,937
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53.10%
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432
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1.77%
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119
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0.49%
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-2,063
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-8.47%
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24,362
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Huntington
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8,178
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52.01%
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7,202
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45.81%
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295
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1.88%
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48
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0.31%
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976
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6.21%
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15,723
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Jackson
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6,062
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45.00%
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7,258
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53.88%
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120
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0.89%
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31
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0.23%
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-1,196
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-8.88%
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13,471
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Jasper
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4,320
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65.42%
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2,216
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33.56%
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31
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0.47%
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36
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0.55%
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2,104
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31.86%
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6,603
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Jay
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5,635
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49.25%
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5,520
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48.24%
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252
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2.20%
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35
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0.31%
|
115
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1.01%
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11,442
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Jefferson
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5,166
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53.79%
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4,302
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44.79%
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120
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1.25%
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16
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0.17%
|
864
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9.00%
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9,604
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Jennings
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3,485
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52.52%
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3,084
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46.47%
|
56
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0.84%
|
11
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0.17%
|
401
|
6.04%
|
6,636
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Johnson
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6,151
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49.39%
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6,216
|
49.91%
|
56
|
0.45%
|
31
|
0.25%
|
-65
|
-0.52%
|
12,454
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Knox
|
9,250
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43.67%
|
11,650
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55.00%
|
180
|
0.85%
|
102
|
0.48%
|
-2,400
|
-11.33%
|
21,182
|
Kosciusko
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9,327
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62.79%
|
5,102
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34.35%
|
384
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2.58%
|
42
|
0.28%
|
4,225
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28.44%
|
14,855
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Lagrange
|
3,106
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63.82%
|
1,628
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33.45%
|
122
|
2.51%
|
11
|
0.23%
|
1,478
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30.37%
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4,867
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Lake
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51,413
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38.77%
|
77,025
|
58.09%
|
1,084
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0.82%
|
3,073
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2.32%
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-25,612
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-19.32%
|
132,595
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La Porte
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15,661
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52.45%
|
13,923
|
46.63%
|
138
|
0.46%
|
137
|
0.46%
|
1,738
|
5.82%
|
29,859
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Lawrence
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8,643
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58.13%
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6,131
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41.23%
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79
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0.53%
|
16
|
0.11%
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2,512
|
16.89%
|
14,869
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Madison
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18,917
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43.04%
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24,439
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55.61%
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387
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0.88%
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205
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0.47%
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-5,522
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-12.56%
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43,948
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Marion
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103,603
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50.78%
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97,915
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47.99%
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1,311
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0.64%
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1,184
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0.58%
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5,688
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2.79%
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204,013
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Marshall
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7,873
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56.97%
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5,661
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40.97%
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226
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1.64%
|
59
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0.43%
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2,212
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16.01%
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13,819
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Martin
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2,230
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43.96%
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2,788
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54.96%
|
46
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0.91%
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9
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0.18%
|
-558
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-11.00%
|
5,073
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Miami
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7,083
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51.09%
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6,538
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47.16%
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191
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1.38%
|
51
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0.37%
|
545
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3.93%
|
13,863
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Monroe
|
9,579
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54.64%
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7,375
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42.07%
|
401
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2.29%
|
177
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1.01%
|
2,204
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12.57%
|
17,532
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Montgomery
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7,890
|
58.28%
|
5,492
|
40.57%
|
135
|
1.00%
|
20
|
0.15%
|
2,398
|
17.71%
|
13,537
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Morgan
|
5,677
|
55.13%
|
4,428
|
43.00%
|
159
|
1.54%
|
33
|
0.32%
|
1,249
|
12.13%
|
10,297
|
Newton
|
3,312
|
68.36%
|
1,483
|
30.61%
|
21
|
0.43%
|
29
|
0.60%
|
1,829
|
37.75%
|
4,845
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Noble
|
6,503
|
57.33%
|
4,676
|
41.22%
|
142
|
1.25%
|
23
|
0.20%
|
1,827
|
16.11%
|
11,344
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Ohio
|
1,031
|
46.55%
|
1,173
|
52.96%
|
9
|
0.41%
|
2
|
0.09%
|
-142
|
-6.41%
|
2,215
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Orange
|
4,574
|
57.03%
|
3,359
|
41.88%
|
81
|
1.01%
|
7
|
0.09%
|
1,215
|
15.15%
|
8,021
|
Owen
|
3,002
|
51.14%
|
2,738
|
46.64%
|
102
|
1.74%
|
28
|
0.48%
|
264
|
4.50%
|
5,870
|
Parke
|
4,326
|
53.33%
|
3,681
|
45.38%
|
51
|
0.63%
|
54
|
0.67%
|
645
|
7.95%
|
8,112
|
Perry
|
3,761
|
45.02%
|
4,569
|
54.69%
|
15
|
0.18%
|
9
|
0.11%
|
-808
|
-9.67%
|
8,354
|
Pike
|
3,696
|
49.60%
|
3,596
|
48.26%
|
127
|
1.70%
|
33
|
0.44%
|
100
|
1.34%
|
7,452
|
Porter
|
8,907
|
62.21%
|
5,161
|
36.05%
|
135
|
0.94%
|
115
|
0.80%
|
3,746
|
26.16%
|
14,318
|
Posey
|
3,879
|
44.43%
|
4,729
|
54.16%
|
111
|
1.27%
|
12
|
0.14%
|
-850
|
-9.74%
|
8,731
|
Pulaski
|
3,039
|
50.72%
|
2,736
|
45.66%
|
195
|
3.25%
|
22
|
0.37%
|
303
|
5.06%
|
5,992
|
Putnam
|
5,072
|
50.91%
|
4,814
|
48.32%
|
54
|
0.54%
|
23
|
0.23%
|
258
|
2.59%
|
9,963
|
Randolph
|
7,122
|
57.96%
|
4,655
|
37.89%
|
476
|
3.87%
|
34
|
0.28%
|
2,467
|
20.08%
|
12,287
|
Ripley
|
5,313
|
53.34%
|
4,574
|
45.92%
|
61
|
0.61%
|
13
|
0.13%
|
739
|
7.42%
|
9,961
|
Rush
|
5,362
|
57.53%
|
3,814
|
40.92%
|
131
|
1.41%
|
14
|
0.15%
|
1,548
|
16.61%
|
9,321
|
St. Joseph
|
39,593
|
43.58%
|
49,866
|
54.89%
|
604
|
0.66%
|
783
|
0.86%
|
-10,273
|
-11.31%
|
90,846
|
Scott
|
2,429
|
43.11%
|
3,128
|
55.51%
|
61
|
1.08%
|
17
|
0.30%
|
-699
|
-12.40%
|
5,635
|
Shelby
|
6,068
|
45.54%
|
6,992
|
52.48%
|
241
|
1.81%
|
23
|
0.17%
|
-924
|
-6.93%
|
13,324
|
Spencer
|
4,496
|
51.52%
|
4,163
|
47.71%
|
63
|
0.72%
|
4
|
0.05%
|
333
|
3.82%
|
8,726
|
Starke
|
3,518
|
50.55%
|
3,312
|
47.59%
|
48
|
0.69%
|
82
|
1.18%
|
206
|
2.96%
|
6,960
|
Steuben
|
4,341
|
67.28%
|
1,996
|
30.94%
|
88
|
1.36%
|
27
|
0.42%
|
2,345
|
36.35%
|
6,452
|
Sullivan
|
4,824
|
40.88%
|
6,705
|
56.82%
|
131
|
1.11%
|
141
|
1.19%
|
-1,881
|
-15.94%
|
11,801
|
Switzerland
|
1,839
|
43.30%
|
2,375
|
55.92%
|
28
|
0.66%
|
5
|
0.12%
|
-536
|
-12.62%
|
4,247
|
Tippecanoe
|
17,034
|
60.60%
|
10,825
|
38.51%
|
142
|
0.51%
|
106
|
0.38%
|
6,209
|
22.09%
|
28,107
|
Tipton
|
4,169
|
50.78%
|
3,925
|
47.81%
|
96
|
1.17%
|
20
|
0.24%
|
244
|
2.97%
|
8,210
|
Union
|
1,859
|
63.25%
|
1,049
|
35.69%
|
28
|
0.95%
|
3
|
0.10%
|
810
|
27.56%
|
2,939
|
Vanderburgh
|
27,584
|
45.25%
|
32,640
|
53.55%
|
542
|
0.89%
|
190
|
0.31%
|
-5,056
|
-8.29%
|
60,956
|
Vermillion
|
4,685
|
45.03%
|
5,426
|
52.15%
|
95
|
0.91%
|
198
|
1.90%
|
-741
|
-7.12%
|
10,404
|
Vigo
|
19,049
|
41.81%
|
25,906
|
56.86%
|
311
|
0.68%
|
298
|
0.65%
|
-6,857
|
-15.05%
|
45,564
|
Wabash
|
8,149
|
61.53%
|
4,692
|
35.42%
|
327
|
2.47%
|
77
|
0.58%
|
3,457
|
26.10%
|
13,245
|
Warren
|
2,444
|
63.17%
|
1,391
|
35.95%
|
28
|
0.72%
|
6
|
0.16%
|
1,053
|
27.22%
|
3,869
|
Warrick
|
4,602
|
48.75%
|
4,750
|
50.32%
|
60
|
0.64%
|
28
|
0.30%
|
-148
|
-1.57%
|
9,440
|
Washington
|
3,660
|
47.18%
|
4,033
|
51.99%
|
48
|
0.62%
|
16
|
0.21%
|
-373
|
-4.81%
|
7,757
|
Wayne
|
15,445
|
57.81%
|
10,749
|
40.23%
|
436
|
1.63%
|
86
|
0.32%
|
4,696
|
17.58%
|
26,716
|
Wells
|
4,288
|
47.15%
|
4,726
|
51.97%
|
60
|
0.66%
|
20
|
0.22%
|
-438
|
-4.82%
|
9,094
|
White
|
4,911
|
55.72%
|
3,849
|
43.67%
|
43
|
0.49%
|
10
|
0.11%
|
1,062
|
12.05%
|
8,813
|
Whitley
|
4,715
|
51.88%
|
4,240
|
46.65%
|
102
|
1.12%
|
32
|
0.35%
|
475
|
5.23%
|
9,089
|
Totals |
821,079 |
49.58% |
807,831 |
48.78% |
17,653 |
1.07% |
9,649 |
0.58% |
13,248 |
0.80% |
1,656,212
|
See also
References
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