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| election_name = 1968 [[United States presidential election]] in Montana |
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| country = Montana |
| country = Montana |
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| flag_year = 1905 |
| flag_year = 1905 |
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| type = presidential |
| type = presidential |
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| ongoing = no |
| ongoing = no |
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| previous_election = United States presidential election in Montana |
| previous_election = 1964 United States presidential election in Montana |
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| previous_year = 1964 |
| previous_year = 1964 |
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| next_election = United States presidential election in Montana |
| next_election = 1972 United States presidential election in Montana |
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| next_year = 1972 |
| next_year = 1972 |
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| election_date = {{Start date|1968|11|05}} |
| election_date = {{Start date|1968|11|05}} |
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| image_size = 140x140px |
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| image1 = [[File:Richard M. Nixon, ca. 1935 - 1982 - NARA - 530679.jpg|140x140px]] |
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| image1 = Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg |
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| nominee1 = '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' |
| nominee1 = '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' |
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| party1 = Republican Party (United States) |
| party1 = Republican Party (United States) |
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| electoral_vote1 = '''4''' |
| electoral_vote1 = '''4''' |
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| popular_vote1 = '''138,835''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''138,835''' |
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| percentage1 = '''50. |
| percentage1 = '''50.60%''' |
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| image2 = |
| image2 = Senator Hubert Humphrey at the Capitol (cropped).jpg |
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| nominee2 = [[Hubert Humphrey]] |
| nominee2 = [[Hubert Humphrey]] |
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| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States) |
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| electoral_vote2 = 0 |
| electoral_vote2 = 0 |
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| popular_vote2 = 114,117 |
| popular_vote2 = 114,117 |
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| percentage2 = 41. |
| percentage2 = 41.59% |
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| image3 = |
| image3 = George Wallace (D-AL) (3x4).jpg |
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| nominee3 = [[George Wallace]] |
| nominee3 = [[George Wallace]] |
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| party3 = American Party |
| party3 = American Independent Party |
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| colour3=ff9955 |
| colour3 = ff9955 |
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| home_state3 = [[Alabama]] |
| home_state3 = [[Alabama]] |
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| running_mate3 = [[ |
| running_mate3 = [[Marvin Griffin]] |
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| electoral_vote3 = 0 |
| electoral_vote3 = 0 |
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| popular_vote3 = 20,015 |
| popular_vote3 = 20,015 |
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| percentage3 = 7. |
| percentage3 = 7.29% |
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| map_image = |
| map_image = Montana Presidential Election Results 1968.svg |
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| map_size = 350px |
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| map_caption = County |
| map_caption = County Results |
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'''Nixon''' |
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{{legend|#f2b3be|40-50%}} |
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{{legend|#e27f90|50-60%}} |
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{{legend|#cc2f4a|60-70%}} |
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{{legend|#d40000|70-80%}} |
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'''Humphrey''' |
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{{legend|#b9d7ff|40-50%}} |
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{{legend|#86b6f2|50-60%}} |
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{{legend|#4389e3|60-70%}} |
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| title = President |
| title = President |
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| before_election = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] |
| before_election = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] |
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| after_party = Republican Party (United States) |
| after_party = Republican Party (United States) |
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{{Elections in Montana sidebar}} |
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{{ElectionsMT}} |
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The '''1968 United States presidential election in Montana''' took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the [[ |
The '''1968 United States presidential election in Montana''' took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the [[1968 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
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[[ |
[[Montana]] voted for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, former Vice President [[Richard Nixon]], over the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Hubert Humphrey]]. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01%. A third-party candidate, former [[List of governors of Alabama|Alabama Governor]] [[George Wallace]], won 7.29% of the vote, or 20,015 raw votes, the highest percentage for a 3rd party candidate in the state since [[Robert M. La Follette]] in [[1924 United States presidential election in Montana|1924]], and would not be surpassed or equaled until Independent [[John B. Anderson]] in [[1980 United States presidential election in Montana|1980]], who went on to receive 8.05% of the vote, or 29,281 raw votes. Wallace was most successful in the mountain regions, which have a tradition of hostility to Washington D.C. interference, and also to [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] big business.<ref>Phillips, Kevin P.; ''The Emerging Republican Majority'', p. 471 {{ISBN|978-0-691-16324-6}}</ref> Wallace possessed little appeal in heavily [[German Americans|German]] and [[Scandinavian Americans|Scandinavian]] [[High Plains (United States)|Plains]] regions. |
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Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Montana would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until [[Bill Clinton]] in [[1992 United States presidential election in Montana|1992]]. However, Montana would return to being a Republican leaning state afterwards. |
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{{As of|2020|11|alt=As of the [[2020 United States presidential election in Montana|2020 presidential election]]}}, this remains the last occasion the Democratic presidential nominee has carried [[Jefferson County, Montana|Jefferson County]],<ref name="How">Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> where Humphrey won a 22-vote plurality. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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! colspan="6" | United States presidential election in Montana |
! colspan="6" | 1968 United States presidential election in Montana<ref>Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=30&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Montana]</ref> |
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! colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party |
! colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party |
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! style="width: 17em" |Candidate |
! style="width: 17em" |Candidate |
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| align="right" | '''4''' |
| align="right" | '''4''' |
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===Results by county=== |
===Results by county=== |
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! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |County<ref>{{Cite book |last=Murray |first=Frank |url=https://archive.org/details/officialmontanag1968montrich/page/n1/mode/2up |title=Official Montana General Election Returns: November 5, 1968 |year=1968 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> |
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Richard |
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Richard Nixon<br />Republican |
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Hubert |
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Hubert Humphrey<br />Democratic |
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| George |
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| George Wallace<br/>American |
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates<br/>Other parties |
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates<br/>Other parties |
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin |
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin |
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! style="text-align:center;" |
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Total votes cast |
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! align=center | County |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
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! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Beaverhead County, Montana|Beaverhead]] |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| [[Beaverhead County, Montana|Beaverhead]] |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 357 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 357 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 11.49% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 11.49% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,043 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,043 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 33.58% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 33.58% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 209 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 209 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 6.29% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 6.29% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.12% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 470 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 470 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.15% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.15% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 165 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 165 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 6.21% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 6.21% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.04% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 93 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 93 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.51% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,655 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,655 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 125 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 125 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 10.11% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 10.11% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.08% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 232 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 232 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.77% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.77% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 258 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 258 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 7.19% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.19% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.11% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 619 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 619 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.26% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17.26% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 110 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 110 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 10.97% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 10.97% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 355 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 355 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 35.39% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 35.39% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 1,539 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 1,539 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.74% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.74% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 169 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.63% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1,919 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1,919 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7.16% |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7.16% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 247 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 247 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 7.82% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.82% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.03% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 479 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 479 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 15. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.17% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,159 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,159 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 275 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 275 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.64% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.64% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 10 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.21% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,071 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,071 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.96% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.96% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 69 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 69 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 4.36% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 4.36% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.06% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 138 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 138 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.72% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,584 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,584 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 220 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 220 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 4.82% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 4.82% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.07% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 955 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 955 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.90% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,568 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,568 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 308 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 308 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.07% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.07% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.07% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -2,654 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -2,654 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -43. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -43.70% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,074 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,074 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 97 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 97 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 6.20% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 6.20% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.06% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 513 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 513 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 32.78% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 32.78% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 616 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 616 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 10.17% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 10.17% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.07% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,297 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,297 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.41% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21.41% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 1,524 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 1,524 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 10.89% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 10.89% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 8 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.06% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,962 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,962 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.02% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,000 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,000 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 706 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 706 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.89% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.89% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 21 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.18% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,615 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,615 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.18% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.18% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 112 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 112 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 13.27% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 13.27% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 352 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 352 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.71% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.71% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 295 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 295 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 8.04% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.04% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 10 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.27% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -80 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -80 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -2.18% |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -2.18% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 26 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 26 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 4.70% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 4.70% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.18% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 138 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 138 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.96% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 553 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 553 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 135 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 135 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 10.69% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 10.69% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 124 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 124 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.81% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,263 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,263 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 305 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 305 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 4.57% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 4.57% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 8 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.12% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -416 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -416 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -6.24% |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -6.24% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 152 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 152 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 8.58% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.58% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.06% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -22 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -22 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1.24% |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -1.24% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 106 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 106 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 6.99% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 6.99% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 198 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 198 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.06% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.06% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 679 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 679 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 11.32% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 11.32% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 6 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.10% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,402 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,402 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.37% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.37% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 723 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 723 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.12% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.12% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 34 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.24% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,600 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,600 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.42% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.42% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 83 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 83 |
||
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.26% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.26% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.09% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 280 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 280 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.48% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.48% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 765 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 765 |
||
| {{party shading/American}}| 13.17% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 13.17% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 10 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.17% |
||
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -322 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -322 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -5.55% |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -5.55% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 82 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 82 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.84% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.84% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.07% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 144 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 144 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.25% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10.25% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 261 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 261 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 11.42% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 11.42% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.09% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 555 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 555 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.28% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.28% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 102 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 102 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 11.82% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 11.82% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 325 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 325 |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 37.66% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 37.66% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 108 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 108 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 9.24% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 9.24% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.17% |
||
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -93 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -93 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7.95% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,169 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,169 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 1,638 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 1,638 |
||
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.07% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.07% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 511 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.52% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,347 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,347 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6.63% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20,292 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20,292 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 111 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 111 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.96% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.96% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.21% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 158 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 158 |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.48% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8.48% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 460 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 460 |
||
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.61% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.61% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.04% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,248 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,248 |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.37% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.37% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 26 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 26 |
||
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.76% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.76% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 113 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 113 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 33. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 33.74% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 335 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 335 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 177 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 177 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 6.72% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 6.72% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.08% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 253 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 253 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9.62% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,632 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,632 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 205 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 205 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 7.10% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.10% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.14% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 381 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 381 |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.19% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.19% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 118 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 118 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 10.97% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 10.97% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.09% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 441 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 441 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 40. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.98% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,076 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,076 |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 231 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 231 |
||
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.43% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.43% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.04% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 95 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 95 |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.47% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3.47% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 30 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 30 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 3.20% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 3.20% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.21% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 365 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 365 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 38.95% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 38.95% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 709 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 709 |
||
| {{party shading/American}}| 11.86% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 11.86% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 5 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.08% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,103 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,103 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.45% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 18.45% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 228 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 228 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.68% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.68% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 8 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.20% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 982 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 982 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.45% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.45% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 162 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 162 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 4.17% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 4.17% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 5 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.13% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 176 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 176 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.53% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4.53% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 204 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 204 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 9.67% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 9.67% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.19% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 479 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 479 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.71% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 22.71% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 292 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 292 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 9.75% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 9.75% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.10% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 217 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 217 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.24% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.24% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 115 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 115 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 4.46% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 4.46% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 6 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.23% |
||
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -95 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -95 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -3.69% |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -3.69% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 1,120 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 1,120 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.71% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.71% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 383 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.95% |
||
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7,138 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -7,138 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -36. |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| -36.38% |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,617 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,617 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 177 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 177 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 8.04% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.04% |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.05% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 671 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 671 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.49% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 30.49% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 110 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 110 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 7.38% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.38% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.07% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 707 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 707 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.45% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.45% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 179 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 179 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 5.76% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 5.76% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 5 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.16% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 469 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 469 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 15. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 15.08% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,109 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,109 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 249 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 249 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 9.19% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 9.19% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 4 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.15% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 359 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 359 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.26% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13.26% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 41 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 41 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 7.78% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.78% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 110 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 110 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20.88% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 527 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 527 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 393 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 393 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 8.48% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.48% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 23 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.50% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 364 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 364 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.86% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.86% |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 101 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 101 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 7.77% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 7.77% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1 |
||
| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.08% |
||
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 148 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 148 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11.39% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,300 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,300 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 56 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 56 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 8.55% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 8.55% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 95 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 95 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14. |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14.51% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 655 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 655 |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 2,124 |
| {{party shading/American}}| 2,124 |
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| {{party shading/American}}| 6.27% |
| {{party shading/American}}| 6.27% |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 153 |
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| {{party shading/ |
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.45% |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,216 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,216 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.27% |
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.27% |
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!Totals!!138,835!!50.60%!!114,117!!41.59%!!20,015!!7.29%!!1,437!!0.52%!!24,718!!9.01%!!274,404 |
!Totals!!138,835!!50.60%!!114,117!!41.59%!!20,015!!7.29%!!1,437!!0.52%!!24,718!!9.01%!!274,404 |
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* [[Big Horn County, Montana|Big Horn]] |
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* [[Blaine County, Montana|Blaine]] |
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* [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon]] |
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* [[Chouteau County, Montana|Chouteau]] |
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* [[Custer County, Montana|Custer]] |
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* [[Daniels County, Montana|Daniels]] |
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* [[Dawson County, Montana|Dawson]] |
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* [[Fergus County, Montana|Fergus]] |
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* [[Flathead County, Montana|Flathead]] |
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* [[Golden Valley County, Montana|Golden Valley]] |
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* [[Granite County, Montana|Granite]] |
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* [[Judith Basin County, Montana|Judith Basin]] |
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* [[Lake County, Montana|Lake]] |
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* [[Liberty County, Montana|Liberty]] |
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* [[Lewis and Clark County, Montana|Lewis and Clark]] |
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* [[McCone County, Montana|McCone]] |
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* [[Missoula County, Montana|Missoula]] |
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* [[Musselshell County, Montana|Musselshell]] |
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* [[Park County, Montana|Park]] |
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* [[Petroleum County, Montana|Petroleum]] |
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* [[Phillips County, Montana|Phillips]] |
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* [[Pondera County, Montana|Pondera]] |
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* [[Powell County, Montana|Powell]] |
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* [[Ravalli County, Montana|Ravalli]] |
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* [[Richland County, Montana|Richland]] |
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* [[Roosevelt County, Montana|Roosevelt]] |
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* [[Rosebud County, Montana|Rosebud]] |
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* [[Sanders County, Montana|Sanders]] |
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* [[Teton County, Montana|Teton]] |
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* [[Toole County, Montana|Toole]] |
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* [[Treasure County, Montana|Treasure]] |
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* [[Valley County, Montana|Valley]] |
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* [[Wheatland County, Montana|Wheatland]] |
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* [[Wibaux County, Montana|Wibaux]] |
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* [[Yellowstone County, Montana|Yellowstone]] |
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The 1968 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1968, and was part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana voted for the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon won Montana by a large margin of 9.01%. A third-party candidate, former Alabama Governor George Wallace, won 7.29% of the vote, or 20,015 raw votes, the highest percentage for a 3rd party candidate in the state since Robert M. La Follette in 1924, and would not be surpassed or equaled until Independent John B. Anderson in 1980, who went on to receive 8.05% of the vote, or 29,281 raw votes. Wallace was most successful in the mountain regions, which have a tradition of hostility to Washington D.C. interference, and also to Northeastern big business.[1] Wallace possessed little appeal in heavily German and Scandinavian Plains regions.
Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Montana would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992. However, Montana would return to being a Republican leaning state afterwards.
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this remains the last occasion the Democratic presidential nominee has carried Jefferson County,[2] where Humphrey won a 22-vote plurality.
Results
[edit]1968 United States presidential election in Montana[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Richard Nixon | 138,835 | 50.60% | 4 | |
Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 114,117 | 41.59% | 0 | |
American | George Wallace | 20,015 | 7.29% | 0 | |
Prohibition | E. Harold Munn | 510 | 0.19% | 0 | |
New Reform | No Candidate | 470 | 0.17% | 0 | |
Militant Workers | Fred Halstead | 457 | 0.17% | 0 | |
Totals | 274,404 | 100.00% | 4 |
Results by county
[edit]County[4] | Richard Nixon Republican |
Hubert Humphrey Democratic |
George Wallace American |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Beaverhead | 1,896 | 61.04% | 853 | 27.46% | 357 | 11.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,043 | 33.58% | 3,106 |
Big Horn | 1,789 | 53.87% | 1,319 | 39.72% | 209 | 6.29% | 4 | 0.12% | 470 | 14.15% | 3,321 |
Blaine | 1,291 | 48.63% | 1,198 | 45.12% | 165 | 6.21% | 1 | 0.04% | 93 | 3.51% | 2,655 |
Broadwater | 671 | 54.29% | 439 | 35.52% | 125 | 10.11% | 1 | 0.08% | 232 | 18.77% | 1,236 |
Carbon | 1,972 | 54.98% | 1,353 | 37.72% | 258 | 7.19% | 4 | 0.11% | 619 | 17.26% | 3,587 |
Carter | 624 | 62.21% | 269 | 26.82% | 110 | 10.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 355 | 35.39% | 1,003 |
Cascade | 11,588 | 43.23% | 13,507 | 50.39% | 1,539 | 5.74% | 169 | 0.63% | -1,919 | -7.16% | 26,803 |
Chouteau | 1,695 | 53.66% | 1,216 | 38.49% | 247 | 7.82% | 1 | 0.03% | 479 | 15.17% | 3,159 |
Custer | 2,831 | 58.06% | 1,760 | 36.10% | 275 | 5.64% | 10 | 0.21% | 1,071 | 21.96% | 4,876 |
Daniels | 826 | 52.15% | 688 | 43.43% | 69 | 4.36% | 1 | 0.06% | 138 | 8.72% | 1,584 |
Dawson | 2,650 | 58.01% | 1,695 | 37.11% | 220 | 4.82% | 3 | 0.07% | 955 | 20.90% | 4,568 |
Deer Lodge | 1,554 | 25.58% | 4,208 | 69.28% | 308 | 5.07% | 4 | 0.07% | -2,654 | -43.70% | 6,074 |
Fallon | 990 | 63.26% | 477 | 30.48% | 97 | 6.20% | 1 | 0.06% | 513 | 32.78% | 1,565 |
Fergus | 3,367 | 55.59% | 2,070 | 34.18% | 616 | 10.17% | 4 | 0.07% | 1,297 | 21.41% | 6,057 |
Flathead | 7,215 | 51.54% | 5,253 | 37.52% | 1,524 | 10.89% | 8 | 0.06% | 1,962 | 14.02% | 14,000 |
Gallatin | 7,433 | 62.06% | 3,818 | 31.88% | 706 | 5.89% | 21 | 0.18% | 3,615 | 30.18% | 11,978 |
Garfield | 542 | 64.22% | 190 | 22.51% | 112 | 13.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 352 | 41.71% | 844 |
Glacier | 1,643 | 44.76% | 1,723 | 46.94% | 295 | 8.04% | 10 | 0.27% | -80 | -2.18% | 3,671 |
Golden Valley | 332 | 60.04% | 194 | 35.08% | 26 | 4.70% | 1 | 0.18% | 138 | 24.96% | 553 |
Granite | 626 | 49.56% | 502 | 39.75% | 135 | 10.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 124 | 9.81% | 1,263 |
Hill | 2,970 | 44.53% | 3,386 | 50.77% | 305 | 4.57% | 8 | 0.12% | -416 | -6.24% | 6,669 |
Jefferson | 798 | 45.06% | 820 | 46.30% | 152 | 8.58% | 1 | 0.06% | -22 | -1.24% | 1,771 |
Judith Basin | 804 | 53.03% | 606 | 39.97% | 106 | 6.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 198 | 13.06% | 1,516 |
Lake | 3,358 | 55.98% | 1,956 | 32.61% | 679 | 11.32% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,402 | 23.37% | 5,999 |
Lewis and Clark | 7,979 | 56.53% | 5,379 | 38.11% | 723 | 5.12% | 34 | 0.24% | 2,600 | 18.42% | 14,115 |
Liberty | 670 | 58.57% | 390 | 34.09% | 83 | 7.26% | 1 | 0.09% | 280 | 24.48% | 1,144 |
Lincoln | 2,355 | 40.55% | 2,677 | 46.10% | 765 | 13.17% | 10 | 0.17% | -322 | -5.55% | 5,807 |
McCone | 733 | 52.17% | 589 | 41.92% | 82 | 5.84% | 1 | 0.07% | 144 | 10.25% | 1,405 |
Madison | 1,289 | 56.39% | 734 | 32.11% | 261 | 11.42% | 2 | 0.09% | 555 | 24.28% | 2,286 |
Meagher | 543 | 62.92% | 218 | 25.26% | 102 | 11.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 | 37.66% | 863 |
Mineral | 483 | 41.32% | 576 | 49.27% | 108 | 9.24% | 2 | 0.17% | -93 | -7.95% | 1,169 |
Missoula | 9,745 | 48.02% | 8,398 | 41.39% | 1,638 | 8.07% | 511 | 2.52% | 1,347 | 6.63% | 20,292 |
Musselshell | 953 | 51.15% | 795 | 42.67% | 111 | 5.96% | 4 | 0.21% | 158 | 8.48% | 1,863 |
Park | 3,063 | 57.36% | 1,815 | 33.99% | 460 | 8.61% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,248 | 23.37% | 5,340 |
Petroleum | 211 | 62.99% | 98 | 29.25% | 26 | 7.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 113 | 33.74% | 335 |
Phillips | 1,353 | 51.41% | 1,100 | 41.79% | 177 | 6.72% | 2 | 0.08% | 253 | 9.62% | 2,632 |
Pondera | 1,530 | 52.98% | 1,149 | 39.79% | 205 | 7.10% | 4 | 0.14% | 381 | 13.19% | 2,888 |
Powder River | 699 | 64.96% | 258 | 23.98% | 118 | 10.97% | 1 | 0.09% | 441 | 40.98% | 1,076 |
Powell | 1,301 | 47.50% | 1,206 | 44.03% | 231 | 8.43% | 1 | 0.04% | 95 | 3.47% | 2,739 |
Prairie | 635 | 67.77% | 270 | 28.82% | 30 | 3.20% | 2 | 0.21% | 365 | 38.95% | 937 |
Ravalli | 3,183 | 53.25% | 2,080 | 34.80% | 709 | 11.86% | 5 | 0.08% | 1,103 | 18.45% | 5,977 |
Richland | 2,381 | 59.29% | 1,399 | 34.84% | 228 | 5.68% | 8 | 0.20% | 982 | 24.45% | 4,016 |
Roosevelt | 1,947 | 50.12% | 1,771 | 45.59% | 162 | 4.17% | 5 | 0.13% | 176 | 4.53% | 3,885 |
Rosebud | 1,190 | 56.42% | 711 | 33.71% | 204 | 9.67% | 4 | 0.19% | 479 | 22.71% | 2,109 |
Sanders | 1,459 | 48.70% | 1,242 | 41.46% | 292 | 9.75% | 3 | 0.10% | 217 | 7.24% | 2,996 |
Sheridan | 1,180 | 45.81% | 1,275 | 49.50% | 115 | 4.46% | 6 | 0.23% | -95 | -3.69% | 2,576 |
Silver Bow | 5,488 | 27.98% | 12,626 | 64.36% | 1,120 | 5.71% | 383 | 1.95% | -7,138 | -36.38% | 19,617 |
Stillwater | 1,347 | 61.20% | 676 | 30.71% | 177 | 8.04% | 1 | 0.05% | 671 | 30.49% | 2,201 |
Sweet Grass | 1,043 | 70.00% | 336 | 22.55% | 110 | 7.38% | 1 | 0.07% | 707 | 47.45% | 1,490 |
Teton | 1,697 | 54.58% | 1,228 | 39.50% | 179 | 5.76% | 5 | 0.16% | 469 | 15.08% | 3,109 |
Toole | 1,407 | 51.96% | 1,048 | 38.70% | 249 | 9.19% | 4 | 0.15% | 359 | 13.26% | 2,708 |
Treasure | 298 | 56.55% | 188 | 35.67% | 41 | 7.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 110 | 20.88% | 527 |
Valley | 2,290 | 49.44% | 1,926 | 41.58% | 393 | 8.48% | 23 | 0.50% | 364 | 7.86% | 4,632 |
Wheatland | 673 | 51.77% | 525 | 40.38% | 101 | 7.77% | 1 | 0.08% | 148 | 11.39% | 1,300 |
Wibaux | 347 | 52.98% | 252 | 38.47% | 56 | 8.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 95 | 14.51% | 655 |
Yellowstone | 19,898 | 58.77% | 11,682 | 34.50% | 2,124 | 6.27% | 153 | 0.45% | 8,216 | 24.27% | 33,857 |
Totals | 138,835 | 50.60% | 114,117 | 41.59% | 20,015 | 7.29% | 1,437 | 0.52% | 24,718 | 9.01% | 274,404 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Big Horn
- Blaine
- Carbon
- Chouteau
- Custer
- Daniels
- Dawson
- Fergus
- Flathead
- Golden Valley
- Granite
- Judith Basin
- Lake
- Liberty
- Lewis and Clark
- McCone
- Missoula
- Musselshell
- Park
- Petroleum
- Phillips
- Pondera
- Powell
- Ravalli
- Richland
- Roosevelt
- Rosebud
- Sanders
- Teton
- Toole
- Treasure
- Valley
- Wheatland
- Wibaux
- Yellowstone
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Although he was born in California and he served as a U.S. Senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon's official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon’s home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election.
References
[edit]- ^ Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 471 ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1968 Presidential General Election Results – Montana
- ^ Murray, Frank (1968). Official Montana General Election Returns: November 5, 1968 – via Internet Archive.