1944 United States presidential election in Ohio|
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County Results
Dewey
50-60% 60-70% 70-80% |
Roosevelt
50-60% 60-70%
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The 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was narrowly won by Republican Party candidate Thomas E. Dewey with 50.18% of the popular vote; Dewey's running mate was incumbent Ohio Governor John W. Bricker. The Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt got 49.82% of the popular vote.
Results
Results by county
County
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Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
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Margin
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Total votes cast[1]
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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
|
5,590
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58.30%
|
3,998
|
41.70%
|
1,592
|
16.60%
|
9,588
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Allen
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21,024
|
62.59%
|
12,564
|
37.41%
|
8,460
|
25.19%
|
33,588
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Ashland
|
8,994
|
59.47%
|
6,130
|
40.53%
|
2,864
|
18.94%
|
15,124
|
Ashtabula
|
17,181
|
56.33%
|
13,319
|
43.67%
|
3,862
|
12.66%
|
30,500
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Athens
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10,326
|
58.13%
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7,438
|
41.87%
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2,888
|
16.26%
|
17,764
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Auglaize
|
8,980
|
64.75%
|
4,888
|
35.25%
|
4,092
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29.51%
|
13,868
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Belmont
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15,485
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39.13%
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24,093
|
60.87%
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-8,608
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-21.75%
|
39,578
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Brown
|
5,024
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51.44%
|
4,743
|
48.56%
|
281
|
2.88%
|
9,767
|
Butler
|
22,702
|
45.96%
|
26,698
|
54.04%
|
-3,996
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-8.09%
|
49,400
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Carroll
|
4,898
|
62.75%
|
2,907
|
37.25%
|
1,991
|
25.51%
|
7,805
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Champaign
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7,795
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61.89%
|
4,800
|
38.11%
|
2,995
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23.78%
|
12,595
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Clark
|
22,207
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49.83%
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22,362
|
50.17%
|
-155
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-0.35%
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44,569
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Clermont
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9,125
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53.48%
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7,937
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46.52%
|
1,188
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6.96%
|
17,062
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Clinton
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7,200
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65.98%
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3,713
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34.02%
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3,487
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31.95%
|
10,913
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Columbiana
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19,976
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51.52%
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18,796
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48.48%
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1,180
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3.04%
|
38,772
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Coshocton
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7,917
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56.38%
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6,126
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43.62%
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1,791
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12.75%
|
14,043
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Crawford
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10,464
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59.65%
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7,079
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40.35%
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3,385
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19.30%
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17,543
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Cuyahoga
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217,824
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39.71%
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330,659
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60.29%
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-112,835
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-20.57%
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548,483
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Darke
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11,135
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58.08%
|
8,036
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41.92%
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3,099
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16.17%
|
19,171
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Defiance
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7,450
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67.21%
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3,634
|
32.79%
|
3,816
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34.43%
|
11,084
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Delaware
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9,186
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66.78%
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4,569
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33.22%
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4,617
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33.57%
|
13,755
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Erie
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10,663
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57.90%
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7,753
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42.10%
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2,910
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15.80%
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18,416
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Fairfield
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11,135
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56.89%
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8,439
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43.11%
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2,696
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13.77%
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19,574
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Fayette
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5,933
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60.06%
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3,945
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39.94%
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1,988
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20.13%
|
9,878
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Franklin
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99,292
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52.62%
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89,394
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47.38%
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9,898
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5.25%
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188,686
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Fulton
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8,258
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79.37%
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2,147
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20.63%
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6,111
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58.73%
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10,405
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Gallia
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6,464
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68.53%
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2,968
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31.47%
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3,496
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37.07%
|
9,432
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Geauga
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5,295
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61.86%
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3,264
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38.14%
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2,031
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23.73%
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8,559
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Greene
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9,680
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54.95%
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7,937
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45.05%
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1,743
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9.89%
|
17,617
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Guernsey
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8,878
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57.69%
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6,512
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42.31%
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2,366
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15.37%
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15,390
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Hamilton
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154,960
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51.75%
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144,470
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48.25%
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10,490
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3.50%
|
299,430
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Hancock
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13,450
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68.27%
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6,252
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31.73%
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7,198
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36.53%
|
19,702
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Hardin
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8,566
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62.55%
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5,128
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37.45%
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3,438
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25.11%
|
13,694
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Harrison
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5,194
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60.57%
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3,381
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39.43%
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1,813
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21.14%
|
8,575
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Henry
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7,241
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73.54%
|
2,605
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26.46%
|
4,636
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47.09%
|
9,846
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Highland
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7,963
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59.88%
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5,336
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40.12%
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2,627
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19.75%
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13,299
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Hocking
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4,535
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54.63%
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3,766
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45.37%
|
769
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9.26%
|
8,301
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Holmes
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3,093
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54.69%
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2,563
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45.31%
|
530
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9.37%
|
5,656
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Huron
|
11,442
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66.06%
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5,879
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33.94%
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5,563
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32.12%
|
17,321
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Jackson
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6,786
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59.26%
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4,666
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40.74%
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2,120
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18.51%
|
11,452
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Jefferson
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15,496
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38.43%
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24,827
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61.57%
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-9,331
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-23.14%
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40,323
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Knox
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9,963
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64.13%
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5,573
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35.87%
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4,390
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28.26%
|
15,536
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Lake
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13,697
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51.86%
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12,713
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48.14%
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984
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3.73%
|
26,410
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Lawrence
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9,312
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53.90%
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7,966
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46.10%
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1,346
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7.79%
|
17,278
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Licking
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16,815
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56.74%
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12,819
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43.26%
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3,996
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13.48%
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29,634
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Logan
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9,882
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66.65%
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4,944
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33.35%
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4,938
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33.31%
|
14,826
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Lorain
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23,866
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48.59%
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25,254
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51.41%
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-1,388
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-2.83%
|
49,120
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Lucas
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77,247
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50.37%
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76,109
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49.63%
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1,138
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0.74%
|
153,356
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Madison
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5,546
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62.17%
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3,374
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37.83%
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2,172
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24.35%
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8,920
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Mahoning
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35,184
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33.42%
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70,102
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66.58%
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-34,918
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-33.16%
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105,286
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Marion
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11,925
|
57.61%
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8,775
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42.39%
|
3,150
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15.22%
|
20,700
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Medina
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10,375
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63.35%
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6,003
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36.65%
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4,372
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26.69%
|
16,378
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Meigs
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6,401
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65.32%
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3,399
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34.68%
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3,002
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30.63%
|
9,800
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Mercer
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7,712
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63.04%
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4,522
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36.96%
|
3,190
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26.07%
|
12,234
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Miami
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14,751
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58.47%
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10,476
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41.53%
|
4,275
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16.95%
|
25,227
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Monroe
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3,617
|
50.30%
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3,574
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49.70%
|
43
|
0.60%
|
7,191
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Montgomery
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63,336
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43.47%
|
82,367
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56.53%
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-19,031
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-13.06%
|
145,703
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Morgan
|
4,309
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72.13%
|
1,665
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27.87%
|
2,644
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44.26%
|
5,974
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Morrow
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5,439
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69.78%
|
2,356
|
30.22%
|
3,083
|
39.55%
|
7,795
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Muskingum
|
17,577
|
58.00%
|
12,729
|
42.00%
|
4,848
|
16.00%
|
30,306
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Noble
|
4,130
|
64.89%
|
2,235
|
35.11%
|
1,895
|
29.77%
|
6,365
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Ottawa
|
6,922
|
58.35%
|
4,941
|
41.65%
|
1,981
|
16.70%
|
11,863
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Paulding
|
4,515
|
65.72%
|
2,355
|
34.28%
|
2,160
|
31.44%
|
6,870
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Perry
|
7,339
|
59.24%
|
5,050
|
40.76%
|
2,289
|
18.48%
|
12,389
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Pickaway
|
5,997
|
52.80%
|
5,362
|
47.20%
|
635
|
5.59%
|
11,359
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Pike
|
3,117
|
43.99%
|
3,968
|
56.01%
|
-851
|
-12.01%
|
7,085
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Portage
|
12,284
|
49.50%
|
12,533
|
50.50%
|
-249
|
-1.00%
|
24,817
|
Preble
|
6,609
|
57.56%
|
4,872
|
42.44%
|
1,737
|
15.13%
|
11,481
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Putnam
|
8,004
|
71.79%
|
3,145
|
28.21%
|
4,859
|
43.58%
|
11,149
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Richland
|
18,065
|
53.97%
|
15,406
|
46.03%
|
2,659
|
7.94%
|
33,471
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Ross
|
11,424
|
53.50%
|
9,928
|
46.50%
|
1,496
|
7.01%
|
21,352
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Sandusky
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13,763
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69.19%
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6,129
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30.81%
|
7,634
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38.38%
|
19,892
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Scioto
|
17,489
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50.51%
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17,134
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49.49%
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355
|
1.03%
|
34,623
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Seneca
|
15,137
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70.86%
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6,224
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29.14%
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8,913
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41.73%
|
21,361
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Shelby
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7,084
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55.75%
|
5,622
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44.25%
|
1,462
|
11.51%
|
12,706
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Stark
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51,506
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47.30%
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57,393
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52.70%
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-5,887
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-5.41%
|
108,899
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Summit
|
64,696
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41.61%
|
90,783
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58.39%
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-26,087
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-16.78%
|
155,479
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Trumbull
|
25,150
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42.30%
|
34,312
|
57.70%
|
-9,162
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-15.41%
|
59,462
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Tuscarawas
|
14,357
|
47.01%
|
16,184
|
52.99%
|
-1,827
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-5.98%
|
30,541
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Union
|
6,908
|
70.38%
|
2,907
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29.62%
|
4,001
|
40.76%
|
9,815
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Van Wert
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8,529
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62.83%
|
5,046
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37.17%
|
3,483
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25.66%
|
13,575
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Vinton
|
2,719
|
59.82%
|
1,826
|
40.18%
|
893
|
19.65%
|
4,545
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Warren
|
8,598
|
59.86%
|
5,765
|
40.14%
|
2,833
|
19.72%
|
14,363
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Washington
|
11,676
|
62.44%
|
7,023
|
37.56%
|
4,653
|
24.88%
|
18,699
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Wayne
|
13,616
|
58.89%
|
9,506
|
41.11%
|
4,110
|
17.78%
|
23,122
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Williams
|
8,738
|
71.89%
|
3,417
|
28.11%
|
5,321
|
43.78%
|
12,155
|
Wood
|
16,016
|
66.62%
|
8,025
|
33.38%
|
7,991
|
33.24%
|
24,041
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Wyandot
|
6,144
|
65.54%
|
3,231
|
34.46%
|
2,913
|
31.07%
|
9,375
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Totals |
1,582,293 |
50.18% |
1,570,763 |
49.82% |
11,530 |
0.37% |
3,153,056
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
- ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 350-351 ISBN 0405077114