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820:130,020
771:37,398
726:Malheur
715:15,648
670:Lincoln
663:108,250
649:51,441
586:Klamath
565:10,900
519:26,959
502:Jackson
390:Gilliam
369:15,946
362:Douglas
341:14,222
257:10,636
194:Clatsop
187:117,098
183:48,122
145:12,180
89:County
63:Gresham
37:in the
1270:
1178:, and
1168:Alaska
1150:, and
1111:23,337
1104:45.26
1100:12,774
1066:37.58
1048:43.43
1044:67,756
1023:3,417
1020:38.82
985:1,257
982:38.92
957:3,908
954:44.33
943:16,032
929:6,938
926:43.28
911:4,514
908:48.23
870:33.40
859:20,125
855:9,646
852:47.93
848:10,479
824:44.92
786:32.63
782:Morrow
775:83,988
768:44.53
764:46,590
754:Marion
733:3,709
730:46.02
719:33,791
712:46.31
708:18,143
691:15,942
687:7,449
684:46.73
658:56,809
646:47.52
621:1,236
618:40.54
607:20,031
602:11,062
593:8,969
590:44.78
579:23,495
574:12,595
562:46.39
537:1,927
534:44.93
523:55,123
516:48.91
512:28,164
491:2,747
488:45.67
453:1,171
450:40.65
446:Harney
425:1,183
422:37.90
394:41.55
383:33,849
378:17,903
366:47.11
355:28,972
350:14,750
338:49.09
313:3,691
310:47.05
285:2,341
282:44.69
271:22,252
266:11,616
254:47.80
243:15,248
239:7,473
236:49.01
215:12,691
211:6,311
208:49.73
180:41.10
176:68,976
159:29,126
154:16,946
142:41.82
138:Benton
117:2,358
114:40.00
104:Total
101:Votes
95:Votes
43:Oregon
1268:JSTOR
1144:Metro
1095:54.74
1073:62.42
1039:56.57
1027:8,802
1016:5,385
1011:61.18
1006:Wasco
999:3,230
994:1,973
989:61.08
971:8,816
966:4,908
961:55.67
950:Union
938:9,094
933:56.72
915:9,360
904:4,846
899:51.77
887:1,027
877:66.60
843:52.07
815:55.08
803:2,550
798:1,718
793:67.37
759:55.47
747:8,060
742:4,351
737:53.98
703:53.69
680:8,493
675:53.27
653:52.48
635:3,049
630:1,813
625:59.46
597:55.22
569:53.61
551:4,289
546:2,362
541:55.07
507:51.09
495:6,015
484:3,268
479:54.33
467:2,881
462:1,710
457:59.35
439:3,121
434:1,938
429:62.10
418:Grant
401:58.45
373:52.89
345:50.91
327:7,845
322:4,154
317:52.95
306:Curry
299:5,238
294:2,897
289:55.31
278:Crook
261:52.20
232:7,775
227:50.99
204:6,380
199:50.27
171:58.90
149:58.18
131:5,895
126:3,537
121:60.00
110:Baker
1365:link
1286:link
1069:242
873:343
838:Polk
789:852
698:Linn
642:Lane
614:Lake
397:354
250:Coos
92:Yes
1260:doi
1083:644
1078:402
882:684
411:852
406:498
98:No
53:on
41:of
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