2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election|
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/2006_California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/300px-2006_California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png) County results Garamendi: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% McClintock: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tom McClintock, to succeed incumbent Cruz Bustamante, who was term-limited and ran for Insurance Commissioner.
Primary results
The primary elections took place on June 6. A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517094419/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
Candidates
Republican
California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 2006
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Tom McClintock
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1,760,667
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93.75
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Tony Farmer
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117,335
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6.25
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Total votes
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1,878,002
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100.00
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Others
Results
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
County
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Garamendi
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Votes
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McClintock
|
Votes
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Warren
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Votes
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Others
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Votes
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San Francisco
|
74.15%
|
175,882
|
17.65%
|
41,871
|
5.32%
|
12,629
|
2.87%
|
6,828
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Alameda
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68.48%
|
270,885
|
25.46%
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100,689
|
4.49%
|
17,777
|
2.72%
|
10,741
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Marin
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64.85%
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67,170
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28.94%
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29,978
|
3.98%
|
4,126
|
3.05%
|
3,159
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Santa Cruz
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63.30%
|
55,352
|
28.59%
|
25,001
|
5.64%
|
4,935
|
3.56%
|
3,117
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San Mateo
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62.67%
|
125,199
|
32.50%
|
64,934
|
3.52%
|
7,033
|
2.24%
|
4,482
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Sonoma
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60.70%
|
103,019
|
32.59%
|
55,320
|
4.60%
|
7,808
|
3.51%
|
5,962
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Los Angeles
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58.82%
|
1,116,151
|
37.03%
|
702,553
|
2.50%
|
47,463
|
3.19%
|
60,531
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Santa Clara
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57.61%
|
238,352
|
37.56%
|
155,389
|
2.91%
|
12,050
|
3.27%
|
13,509
|
Contra Costa
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56.90%
|
167,965
|
38.81%
|
114,567
|
2.84%
|
8,387
|
2.62%
|
7,751
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Yolo
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54.05%
|
28,845
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40.83%
|
21,793
|
3.72%
|
1,983
|
1.94%
|
1,035
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Mendocino
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54.09%
|
16,179
|
35.58%
|
10,641
|
7.11%
|
2,128
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4.76%
|
1,422
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Monterey
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53.67%
|
45,809
|
41.29%
|
35,239
|
3.21%
|
2,742
|
3.34%
|
2,852
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Solano
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53.22%
|
54,105
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42.87%
|
43,590
|
2.45%
|
2,493
|
2.61%
|
2,653
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Napa
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52.81%
|
21,858
|
41.89%
|
17,337
|
3.62%
|
1,500
|
2.88%
|
1,195
|
Humboldt
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50.21%
|
23,595
|
39.56%
|
18,592
|
7.31%
|
3,435
|
4.27%
|
2,005
|
Alpine
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48.95%
|
257
|
42.67%
|
224
|
4.76%
|
25
|
3.81%
|
20
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Imperial
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49.16%
|
10,334
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44.58%
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9,372
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4.10%
|
862
|
5.47%
|
1,151
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San Benito
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48.32%
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6,745
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47.31%
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6,604
|
2.62%
|
366
|
3.51%
|
489
|
San Joaquin
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47.97%
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65,145
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48.43%
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65,762
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2.01%
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2,731
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2.84%
|
3,857
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Lake
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47.51%
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9,018
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45.55%
|
8,647
|
4.27%
|
811
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4.58%
|
867
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Sacramento
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47.19%
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165,252
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48.34%
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169,300
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2.89%
|
10,129
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2.89%
|
10,124
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Santa Barbara
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44.69%
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53,443
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50.41%
|
60,275
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3.03%
|
3,625
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2.92%
|
3,489
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Mono
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44.58%
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1,636
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49.65%
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1,822
|
3.16%
|
116
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3.96%
|
145
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Merced
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44.50%
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18,089
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51.61%
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20,977
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2.01%
|
817
|
3.83%
|
1,559
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Stanislaus
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43.19%
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44,106
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53.75%
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54,885
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1.84%
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1,878
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2.29%
|
2,330
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Del Norte
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42.58%
|
2,761
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51.62%
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3,347
|
3.01%
|
195
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4.85%
|
315
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Calaveras
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42.21%
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7,513
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53.67%
|
9,553
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2.38%
|
424
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2.82%
|
502
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San Diego
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41.60%
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311,988
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54.10%
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405,673
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2.58%
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19,369
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2.94%
|
22,008
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Ventura
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41.32%
|
89,988
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55.14%
|
120,089
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2.03%
|
4,429
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2.48%
|
5,397
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San Bernardino
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41.45%
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138,032
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54.29%
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180,824
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2.37%
|
7,909
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3.64%
|
12,126
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Tuolumne
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40.65%
|
8,491
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55.14%
|
11,517
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2.56%
|
534
|
2.66%
|
555
|
San Luis Obispo
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39.68%
|
37,591
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55.46%
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52,536
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3.13%
|
2,964
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2.69%
|
2,545
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Nevada
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39.07%
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16,613
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54.73%
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23,275
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4.11%
|
1,749
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2.60%
|
1,105
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Fresno
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39.14%
|
67,506
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57.15%
|
98,580
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2.20%
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3,792
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2.84%
|
4,882
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Trinity
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38.74%
|
2,199
|
51.92%
|
2,947
|
5.39%
|
306
|
5.06%
|
287
|
Amador
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38.72%
|
5,697
|
57.41%
|
8,448
|
2.26%
|
333
|
2.78%
|
409
|
Riverside
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38.72%
|
144,014
|
57.42%
|
213,564
|
2.07%
|
7,712
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3.52%
|
13,119
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Butte
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37.53%
|
25,282
|
56.07%
|
37,774
|
4.15%
|
2,797
|
3.70%
|
2,497
|
Mariposa
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36.81%
|
2,749
|
57.97%
|
4,330
|
3.07%
|
229
|
3.54%
|
264
|
Kings
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35.59%
|
7,925
|
61.11%
|
13,608
|
1.90%
|
422
|
3.04%
|
678
|
Siskiyou
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35.12%
|
5,700
|
59.16%
|
9,602
|
3.04%
|
493
|
4.32%
|
700
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Plumas
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35.01%
|
3,047
|
60.00%
|
5,221
|
2.86%
|
249
|
3.51%
|
305
|
Orange
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34.41%
|
244,176
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61.94%
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439,549
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2.10%
|
14,911
|
2.69%
|
19,038
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Inyo
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34.55%
|
2,165
|
59.14%
|
3,706
|
3.42%
|
214
|
4.90%
|
307
|
El Dorado
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33.96%
|
22,634
|
61.48%
|
40,982
|
2.77%
|
1,845
|
2.71%
|
1,808
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Placer
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33.58%
|
40,770
|
62.67%
|
76,098
|
2.27%
|
2,759
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2.31%
|
2,795
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Madera
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33.67%
|
9,988
|
62.92%
|
18,665
|
1.85%
|
550
|
2.83%
|
839
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Tulare
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32.83%
|
22,240
|
64.29%
|
43,553
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1.66%
|
1,122
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2.55%
|
1,722
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Yuba
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31.70%
|
4,283
|
62.69%
|
8,470
|
3.42%
|
462
|
3.96%
|
534
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Lassen
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30.97%
|
2,613
|
63.71%
|
5,376
|
2.89%
|
244
|
3.65%
|
308
|
Sutter
|
30.81%
|
7,166
|
65.99%
|
15,347
|
1.80%
|
419
|
2.80%
|
653
|
Colusa
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30.42%
|
1,470
|
66.73%
|
3,225
|
1.82%
|
88
|
2.44%
|
118
|
Kern
|
30.36%
|
44,516
|
66.17%
|
97,035
|
1.96%
|
2,869
|
2.94%
|
4,319
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Tehama
|
30.55%
|
5,345
|
65.47%
|
11,454
|
1.85%
|
324
|
4.15%
|
726
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Shasta
|
30.08%
|
17,231
|
65.76%
|
37,668
|
2.18%
|
1,249
|
3.52%
|
2,016
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Sierra
|
29.60%
|
462
|
63.61%
|
993
|
4.16%
|
65
|
4.16%
|
65
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Glenn
|
28.00%
|
2,052
|
68.27%
|
5,003
|
1.87%
|
137
|
3.36%
|
246
|
Modoc
|
26.87%
|
986
|
67.68%
|
2,484
|
2.56%
|
94
|
4.22%
|
155
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