1970 Colorado gubernatorial election
1970 Colorado gubernatorial election|
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Love: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Hogan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 1970 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican John Arthur Love defeated Democratic nominee Mark Anthony Hogan with 52.46% of the vote. This would be the last time until 1998 that Colorado elected a Republican as Governor and also the last time Denver County, Boulder County, and San Miguel County voted for the Republican candidate.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 8, 1970.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- John Arthur Love, Republican
- Mark Anthony Hogan, Democratic
Other candidates
Results
General overview
Results by county
County results[2][3]
County
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John A. Love
Republican
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Mark Hogan
Democratic
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Albert L. Gurule
Raza Unida
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Walter R. Plankinton
American Independent
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James Lauderdale
Socialist Workers
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Total Votes
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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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20,666
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45.45%
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23,475
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51.63%
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2,061
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2.33%
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279
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0.39%
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86
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0.19%
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45,467
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Alamosa
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1,909
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54.57%
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2,464
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41.85%
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209
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3.12%
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26
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0.46%
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0
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0.00%
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3,498
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Arapahoe
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30,329
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63.19%
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17,064
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35.55%
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433
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0.90%
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131
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0.27%
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43
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0.09%
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48,000
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Archuleta
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334
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41.29%
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456
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56.37%
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17
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2.10%
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2
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0.25%
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0
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0.00%
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809
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Baca
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1,006
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54.38%
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825
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44.59%
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3
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0.16%
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15
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0.81%
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1
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0.05%
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1,850
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Bent
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1,126
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48.89%
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1,124
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48.81%
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45
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1.95%
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6
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0.26%
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2
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0.09%
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2,303
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Boulder
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23,617
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57.90%
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16,299
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39.96%
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618
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1.52%
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121
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0.30%
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135
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0.33%
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40,790
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Chaffee
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1,583
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48.50%
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1,627
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49.85%
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41
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1.26%
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7
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0.21%
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6
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0.18%
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3,264
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Cheyenne
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643
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55.24%
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515
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44.24%
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1
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0.09%
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5
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0.43%
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0
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0.00%
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1,164
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Clear Creek
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971
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55.90%
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728
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41.91%
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26
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1.50%
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10
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0.58%
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2
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0.12%
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1,737
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Conejos
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1,242
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51.05%
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971
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39.91%
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214
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8.80%
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4
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0.16%
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2
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0.08%
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2,433
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Costilla
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457
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34.46%
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771
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58.14%
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82
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6.18%
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9
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0.68%
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7
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0.53%
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1,326
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Crowley
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657
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46.90%
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728
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51.96%
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14
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1.00%
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2
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0.14%
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0
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0.00%
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1,401
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Custer
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384
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58.45%
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272
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41.40%
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1
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0.15%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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657
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Delta
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2,511
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49.13%
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2,558
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50.05%
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9
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0.18%
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29
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0.57%
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4
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0.08%
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5,111
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Dolores
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285
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44.88%
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347
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54.65%
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1
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0.16%
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2
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0.31%
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0
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0.00%
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635
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Douglas
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1,872
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62.84%
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1,072
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35.99%
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7
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0.23%
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27
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0.91%
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1
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0.03%
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2,979
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Eagle
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887
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49.78%
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864
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48.48%
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25
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1.40%
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4
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0.22%
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2
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0.11%
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1,782
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El Paso
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25,312
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53.67%
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21,254
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45.07%
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309
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0.66%
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226
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0.48%
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60
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0.13%
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47,161
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Elbert
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730
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52.44%
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654
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46.98%
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7
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0.50%
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1
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0.07%
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0
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0.00%
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1,392
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Fremont
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3,524
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45.81%
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4,113
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53.46%
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27
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0.35%
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26
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0.34%
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3
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0.04%
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7,693
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Garfield
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2,398
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48.62%
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2,519
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51.07%
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5
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0.10%
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10
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0.20%
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0
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0.00%
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4,932
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Gilpin
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360
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55.13%
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281
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43.03%
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6
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0.92%
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6
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0.92%
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0
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0.00%
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653
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Grand
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977
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64.66%
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530
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35.08%
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1
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0.07%
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2
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0.13%
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1
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0.07%
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1,511
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Gunnison
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1,075
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52.98%
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938
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46.23%
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9
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0.44%
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6
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0.30%
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1
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0.05%
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2,029
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Hinsdale
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107
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64.46%
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59
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35.54%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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166
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Huerfano
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963
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33.55%
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1,749
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60.94%
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150
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5.23%
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6
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0.21%
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2
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0.07%
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2,870
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Jackson
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398
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59.23%
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274
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40.77%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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672
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Jefferson
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46,003
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61.87%
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27,370
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36.81%
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747
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1.00%
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195
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0.26%
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34
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0.05%
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74,349
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Kiowa
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572
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53.16%
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500
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46.47%
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1
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0.09%
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3
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0.28%
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0
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0.00%
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1,076
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Kit Carson
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1,463
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55.95%
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1,139
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43.56%
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9
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0.34%
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4
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0.15%
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0
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0.00%
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2,615
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La Plata
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3,558
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55.20%
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2,777
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43.08%
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69
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1.07%
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36
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0.56%
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6
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0.09%
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6,446
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Lake
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773
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33.67%
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1,480
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64.46%
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28
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1.22%
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11
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0.48%
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4
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0.17%
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2,296
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Larimer
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14,133
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61.06%
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8,674
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37.48%
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255
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1.10%
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50
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0.22%
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33
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0.14%
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23,145
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Las Animas
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2,602
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38.89%
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3,785
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56.57%
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284
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4.24%
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11
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0.16%
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9
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0.13%
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6,691
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Lincoln
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1,092
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52.25%
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992
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47.46%
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6
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0.29%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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2,090
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Logan
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3,269
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51.23%
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3,082
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48.30%
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16
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0.25%
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8
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0.13%
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6
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0.09%
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6,381
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Mesa
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8,411
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47.07%
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9,277
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51.92%
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74
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0.41%
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76
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0.43%
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30
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0.17%
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17,868
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Mineral
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156
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50.65%
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148
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48.05%
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3
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0.97%
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1
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0.32%
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0
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0.00%
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308
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Moffat
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1,297
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54.50%
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1,072
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45.04%
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8
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0.34%
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2
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0.08%
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1
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0.04%
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2,380
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Montezuma
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1,944
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49.97%
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1,920
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49.36%
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10
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0.26%
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11
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0.28%
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5
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0.13%
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3,890
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Montrose
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2,652
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48.48%
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2,694
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49.25%
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60
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1.10%
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39
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0.71%
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25
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0.46%
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5,470
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Morgan
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3,403
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56.57%
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2,592
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43.09%
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11
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0.18%
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6
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0.10%
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4
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0.07%
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6,016
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Otero
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3,718
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50.90%
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3,460
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47.36%
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101
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1.38%
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17
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0.23%
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9
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0.12%
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7,305
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Ouray
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314
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51.64%
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290
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47.70%
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1
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0.16%
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3
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0.49%
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0
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0.00%
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608
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Park
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570
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55.99%
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438
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43.03%
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2
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0.20%
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8
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0.79%
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0
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0.00%
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1,018
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Phillips
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914
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47.88%
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990
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51.86%
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4
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0.21%
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1
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0.05%
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0
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0.00%
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1,909
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Pitkin
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1,378
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49.84%
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1,307
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47.27%
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53
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1.92%
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17
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0.61%
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10
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0.36%
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2,765
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Prowers
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2,379
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52.85%
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2,078
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46.17%
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35
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0.78%
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8
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0.18%
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1
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0.02%
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4,501
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Pueblo
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13,130
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33.46%
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24,478
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62.38%
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1,412
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3.60%
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127
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0.32%
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91
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0.23%
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39,238
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Rio Blanco
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871
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54.88%
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698
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43.98%
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2
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0.13%
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15
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0.95%
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1
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0.06%
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1,587
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Rio Grande
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2,091
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60.50%
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1,257
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36.37%
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98
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2.84%
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7
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0.20%
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3
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0.09%
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3,456
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Routt
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1,389
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49.22%
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1,425
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50.50%
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4
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0.14%
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3
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0.11%
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1
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0.04%
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2,822
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Saguache
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732
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51.22%
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643
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45.00%
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53
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3.71%
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1
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0.07%
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0
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0.00%
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1,429
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San Juan
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172
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45.03%
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204
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53.40%
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3
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0.79%
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3
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0.79%
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0
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0.00%
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382
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San Miguel
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393
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50.32%
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386
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49.42%
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2
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0.26%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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781
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Sedgwick
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819
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54.38%
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673
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44.69%
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13
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0.86%
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1
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0.07%
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0
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0.00%
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1,506
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Summit
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479
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54.81%
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388
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44.39%
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6
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0.69%
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1
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0.11%
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0
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0.00%
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874
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Teller
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639
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50.43%
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621
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49.01%
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2
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0.16%
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5
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0.39%
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0
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0.00%
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1,267
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Washington
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1,200
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53.05%
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1,047
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46.29%
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4
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0.18%
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10
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0.44%
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1
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0.04%
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2,262
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Weld
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13,757
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57.09%
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9,841
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40.84%
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373
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1.55%
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74
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0.31%
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53
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0.22%
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24,098
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Yuma
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1,783
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52.44%
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1,610
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47.35%
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1
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0.03%
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6
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0.18%
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0
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0.00%
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3,400
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Totals
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350,690
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52.46%
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302,432
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45.24%
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12,179
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1.82%
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2,052
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0.31%
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1,143
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0.17%
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668,496
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References
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