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1856 United States presidential election in Illinois
1856 United States presidential election in Illinois|
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 County Results
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Buchanan
40-50% 50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
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Fremont
40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
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Fillmore
40-50%
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| The 1856 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 4, 1856, as part of the 1856 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, over Republican candidate John C. Frémont and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. Buchanan won Illinois by a narrow margin of 3.86%.
This would be the final time a Democratic presidential candidate would win Illinois until Grover Cleveland won it in 1892.
Results
Results by County
1856 United States Presidential Election in Illinois (By County)[3]
| County
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James Buchanan
Democratic
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John C. Frémont
Republican
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Millard Fillmore
Know Nothing
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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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| Adams
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3,311
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53.76%
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2,226
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36.14%
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622
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10.10%
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6,159
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| Alexander
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401
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62.07%
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15
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2.32%
|
230
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35.60%
|
646
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| Bond
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607
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42.78%
|
153
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10.78%
|
659
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46.44%
|
1,419
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| Boone
|
243
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12.04%
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1,748
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86.62%
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27
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1.34%
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2,018
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| Brown
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903
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60.00%
|
169
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11.23%
|
433
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28.77%
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1,505
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| Bureau
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1,234
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31.76%
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2,603
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67.00%
|
48
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1.24%
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3,885
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| Calhoun
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391
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62.66%
|
70
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11.22%
|
163
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26.12%
|
624
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| Carroll
|
237
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15.28%
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1,161
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74.85%
|
153
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9.86%
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1,551
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| Cass
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914
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55.23%
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303
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18.31%
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438
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26.47%
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1,655
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| Champaign
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550
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36.23%
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732
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48.22%
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236
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15.55%
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1,518
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| Christian
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884
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62.17%
|
239
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16.81%
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299
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21.03%
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1,422
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| Clark
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1,318
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55.92%
|
709
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30.08%
|
330
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14.00%
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2,357
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| Clay
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731
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56.23%
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29
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2.23%
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540
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41.54%
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1,300
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| Clinton
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840
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61.63%
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161
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11.81%
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362
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26.56%
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1,363
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| Coles
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1,178
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42.73%
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783
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28.40%
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796
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28.87%
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2,757
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| Cook
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5,680
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37.76%
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9,020
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59.97%
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342
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2.27%
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15,042
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| Crawford
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961
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57.13%
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477
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28.36%
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244
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14.51%
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1,682
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| Cumberland
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641
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57.13%
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246
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21.93%
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235
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20.94%
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1,122
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| DeKalb
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381
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14.06%
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2,254
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83.17%
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75
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2.77%
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2,710
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| DeWitt
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679
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40.42%
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623
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37.08%
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378
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22.50%
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1,680
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| DuPage
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542
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28.07%
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1,387
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71.83%
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2
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0.10%
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1,931
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| Edgar
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1,342
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51.58%
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952
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36.59%
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308
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11.84%
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2,602
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| Edwards
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283
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36.80%
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176
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22.89%
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310
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40.31%
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769
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| Effingham
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784
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75.60%
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90
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8.68%
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163
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15.72%
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1,037
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| Fayette
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947
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52.21%
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68
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3.75%
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799
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44.05%
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1,814
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| Franklin
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1,051
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80.41%
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5
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0.38%
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251
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19.20%
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1,307
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| Fulton
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2,724
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48.27%
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2,021
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35.81%
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898
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15.91%
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5,643
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| Gallatin
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764
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63.09%
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24
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1.98%
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423
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34.93%
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1,211
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| Greene
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1,565
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61.88%
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245
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9.69%
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719
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28.43%
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2,529
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| Grundy
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618
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39.95%
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923
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59.66%
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6
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0.39%
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1,547
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| Hamilton
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1,135
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86.91%
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9
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0.69%
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162
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12.40%
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1,306
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| Hancock
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2,011
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48.69%
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1,120
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27.12%
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999
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24.19%
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4,130
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| Hardin
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332
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58.76%
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4
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0.71%
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229
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40.53%
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565
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| Henderson
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610
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40.13%
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757
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49.80%
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153
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10.07%
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1,520
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| Henry
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876
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30.77%
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1,924
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67.58%
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47
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1.65%
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2,847
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| Iroquois
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460
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34.90%
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750
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56.90%
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108
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8.19%
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1,318
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| Jackson
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1,056
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75.86%
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14
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1.01%
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322
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23.13%
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1,392
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| Jasper
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679
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58.53%
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323
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27.84%
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158
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13.62%
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1,160
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| Jefferson
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1,278
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72.45%
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60
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3.40%
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426
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24.15%
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1,764
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| Jersey
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702
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43.36%
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387
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23.90%
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530
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32.74%
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1,619
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| Jo Daviess
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1,509
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41.20%
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2,110
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57.60%
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44
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1.20%
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3,663
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| Johnson
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1,144
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93.77%
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2
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0.16%
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74
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6.07%
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1,220
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| Kane
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912
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19.44%
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3,750
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79.94%
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29
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0.62%
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4,691
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| Kankakee
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258
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15.14%
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1,386
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81.34%
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60
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3.52%
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1,704
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| Kendall
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334
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16.96%
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1,622
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82.38%
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13
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0.66%
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1,969
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| Knox
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1,490
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32.27%
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2,851
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61.74%
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277
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6.00%
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4,618
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| Lake
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558
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19.14%
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2,347
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80.51%
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10
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0.34%
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2,915
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| LaSalle
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2,665
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40.96%
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3,721
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57.18%
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121
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1.86%
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6,507
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| Lawrence
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729
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53.96%
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89
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6.59%
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533
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39.45%
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1,351
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| Lee
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601
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24.66%
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1,804
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74.03%
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32
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1.31%
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2,437
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| Livingston
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480
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42.22%
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585
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51.45%
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72
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6.33%
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1,137
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| Logan
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823
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41.95%
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655
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33.38%
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484
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24.67%
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1,962
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| Macon
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821
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47.90%
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500
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29.17%
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393
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22.93%
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1,714
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| Macoupin
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1,778
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49.24%
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823
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22.79%
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1,010
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27.97%
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3,611
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| Madison
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1,451
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34.38%
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1,111
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26.33%
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1,658
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39.29%
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4,220
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| Marion
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1,150
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67.13%
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150
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8.76%
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413
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24.11%
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1,713
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| Marshall
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834
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42.62%
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1,008
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51.51%
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115
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5.88%
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1,957
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| Mason
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737
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47.33%
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267
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17.15%
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553
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35.52%
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1,557
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| Massac
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630
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71.11%
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5
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0.56%
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251
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28.33%
|
886
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| McDonough
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1,370
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48.51%
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590
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20.89%
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864
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30.59%
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2,824
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| McHenry
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945
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24.50%
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2,869
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74.38%
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43
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1.11%
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3,857
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| McLean
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1,517
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37.79%
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1,937
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48.26%
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560
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13.95%
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4,014
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| Menard
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854
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52.36%
|
109
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6.68%
|
668
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40.96%
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1,631
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| Mercer
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769
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37.51%
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1,141
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55.66%
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140
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6.83%
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2,050
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| Monroe
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900
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51.02%
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346
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19.61%
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518
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29.37%
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1,764
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| Montgomery
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992
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53.91%
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162
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8.80%
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686
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37.28%
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1,840
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| Morgan
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1,656
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47.26%
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963
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27.48%
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885
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25.26%
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3,504
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| Moultrie
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432
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48.48%
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154
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17.28%
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305
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34.23%
|
891
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| Ogle
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734
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21.02%
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2,469
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70.70%
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289
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8.28%
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3,492
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| Peoria
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2,459
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49.86%
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2,082
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42.21%
|
391
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7.93%
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4,932
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| Perry
|
671
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51.46%
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200
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15.34%
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433
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33.21%
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1,304
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| Piatt
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310
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41.61%
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85
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11.41%
|
350
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46.98%
|
745
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| Pike
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2,163
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51.18%
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1,053
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24.92%
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1,010
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23.90%
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4,226
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| Pope
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855
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79.17%
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11
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1.02%
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214
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19.81%
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1,080
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| Pulaski
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473
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71.67%
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21
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3.18%
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166
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25.15%
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660
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| Putnam
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307
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32.18%
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532
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55.77%
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115
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12.05%
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954
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| Randolph
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1,222
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49.33%
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709
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28.62%
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546
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22.04%
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2,477
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| Richland
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786
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62.13%
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39
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3.08%
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440
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34.78%
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1,265
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| Rock Island
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1,114
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39.38%
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1,439
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50.87%
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276
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9.76%
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2,829
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| Saline
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1,004
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81.16%
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4
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0.32%
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229
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18.51%
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1,237
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| Sangamon
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2,475
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47.04%
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1,174
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22.32%
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1,612
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30.64%
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5,261
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| Schuyler
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1,369
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58.83%
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388
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16.67%
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570
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24.50%
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2,327
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| Scott
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843
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53.97%
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183
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11.72%
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536
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34.31%
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1,562
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| Shelby
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1,414
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70.10%
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152
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7.54%
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451
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22.36%
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2,017
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| St. Clair
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1,728
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36.79%
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1,996
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42.50%
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973
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20.72%
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4,697
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| Stark
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353
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28.86%
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718
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58.71%
|
152
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12.43%
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1,223
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| Stephenson
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1,308
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40.06%
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1,907
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58.41%
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50
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1.53%
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3,265
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| Tazewell
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1,313
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42.38%
|
1,028
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33.18%
|
757
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24.44%
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3,098
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| Union
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1,283
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81.46%
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46
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2.92%
|
246
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15.62%
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1,575
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| Vermilion
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1,111
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39.52%
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1,506
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53.58%
|
194
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6.90%
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2,811
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| Wabash
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481
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44.21%
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122
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11.21%
|
485
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44.58%
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1,088
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| Warren
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1,117
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41.28%
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1,282
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47.38%
|
307
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11.35%
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2,706
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| Washington
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1,132
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68.23%
|
244
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14.71%
|
283
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17.06%
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1,659
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| Wayne
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1,218
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69.64%
|
129
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7.38%
|
402
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22.98%
|
1,749
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| White
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1,062
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54.91%
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27
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1.40%
|
845
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43.69%
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1,934
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| Whiteside
|
613
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22.50%
|
1,902
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69.80%
|
210
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7.71%
|
2,725
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| Will
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1,575
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39.59%
|
2,393
|
60.16%
|
10
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0.25%
|
3,978
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| Williamson
|
1,419
|
87.76%
|
10
|
0.62%
|
188
|
11.63%
|
1,617
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| Winnebago
|
457
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11.00%
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3,636
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87.53%
|
61
|
1.47%
|
4,154
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| Woodford
|
747
|
48.76%
|
596
|
38.90%
|
189
|
12.34%
|
1,532
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| Totals
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105,528
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44.09%
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96,275
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40.23%
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37,531
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15.68%
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239,334
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See also
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