The electoral history of Bernie Sanders includes the 2016 and 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses, and elections as United States Senator from Vermont, United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district (1991–2007), and Mayor of Burlington (1981–1989). Sanders contested 23 elections (not counting individual presidential state primaries), of which he won 17. He has won every election he has contested since his first election to the House of Representatives in 1990, except his presidential runs.
United States Senate elections
1972
1974
2006
2012
2018
2024
Gubernatorial elections
1972
1976
1986
Burlington mayoral elections
1981
1983
1985
1987
United States House of Representatives elections
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
United States presidential elections
2016
State Results
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Raw Votes
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Pledged Delegates
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| States
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Date
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PD
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Clinton
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Sanders
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Other
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Totals
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Caucus
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TEV
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TO%
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MV
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MV%
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Clinton
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Sanders
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| Iowa
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02/01/16
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44
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700
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697
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8
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1,405
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154,000
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1,405
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3
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0.21%
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23
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21
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| New Hampshire
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02/09/16
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25
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95,355
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152,193
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5,514
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253,062
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641,848
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39.43%
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(56,838)
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-22.46%
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9
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15
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| Nevada
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02/20/16
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35
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6,440
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5,785
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8
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12,233
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70,000
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596,720
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2.05%
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655
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5.35%
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18
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17
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| S Carolina
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02/27/16
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53
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272,379
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94,498
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4,027
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370,904
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3,663,583
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10.12%
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177,881
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47.96%
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38
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13
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| Alabama
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03/01/16
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53
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309,928
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76,399
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11,830
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398,157
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3,602,334
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11.05%
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233,529
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58.65%
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43
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10
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| Am Samoa
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03/01/16
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6
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162
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61
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14
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237
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237
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101
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42.62%
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4
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2
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| Arkansas
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03/01/16
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32
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146,057
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66,236
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8,727
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221,020
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2,137,115
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10.34%
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79,821
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36.11%
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22
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10
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| Colorado
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03/01/16
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66
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49,789
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72,846
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873
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123,508
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123,508
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934,818
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13.21%
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(23,057)
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-18.67%
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27
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39
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| Georgia
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03/01/16
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102
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545,674
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215,797
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3,895
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765,366
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6,900,387
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11.09%
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329,877
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43.10%
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73
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29
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| Massachusetts
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03/01/16
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91
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606,822
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589,803
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23,671
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1,220,296
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3,768,095
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32.38%
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17,019
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1.39%
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46
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45
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| Minnesota
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03/01/16
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77
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78,381
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126,229
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0
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204,610
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204,610
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3,972,330
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5.15%
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(47,848)
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-23.38%
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30
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47
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| Oklahoma
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03/01/16
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38
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139,443
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174,228
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22,172
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335,843
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1,978,807
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16.97%
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(34,785)
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-10.36%
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17
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21
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| Tennessee
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03/01/16
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67
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245,930
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120,800
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5,492
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372,222
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4,874,592
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7.64%
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125,130
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33.62%
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45
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22
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| Texas
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03/01/16
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222
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936,004
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476,547
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23,344
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1,435,895
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17,299,279
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8.30%
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459,457
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32.00%
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147
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75
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| Vermont
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03/01/16
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16
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18,338
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115,900
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1,018
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135,256
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495,563
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27.29%
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(97,562)
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-72.13%
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0
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16
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| Virginia
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03/01/16
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95
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504,741
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276,370
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3,930
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785,041
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6,022,089
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13.04%
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228,371
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29.09%
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61
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34
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| Kansas
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03/05/16
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33
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12,593
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26,637
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0
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39,230
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450,265
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8.71%
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(14,044)
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-35.80%
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11
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22
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| Louisiana
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03/05/16
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51
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221,733
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72,276
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17,767
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311,776
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1,331,510
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23.42%
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149,457
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47.94%
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40
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13
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| Nebraska
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03/05/16
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25
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14,340
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19,120
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0
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33,460
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33,460
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(4,780)
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-14.29%
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11
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14
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| Maine
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03/06/16
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25
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2,226
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1,231
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12
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3,469
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3,469
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995
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28.68%
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9
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16
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| Dems Abroad
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03/08/16
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13
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10,689
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23,779
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27
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34,495
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N/A
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(13,090)
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-37.95%
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2
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4
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| Michigan
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03/08/16
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130
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581,775
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598,943
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24,834
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1,205,552
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7,419,694
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16.25%
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(17,168)
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-1.42%
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64
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66
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| Mississippi
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03/08/16
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36
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187,334
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37,748
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2,082
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227,164
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2,181,159
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10.41%
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149,586
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65.85%
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30
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6
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| N Marianas
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03/12/16
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6
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102
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65
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22
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189
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189
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37
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19.58%
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4
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2
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| Florida
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03/15/16
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214
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1,101,414
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568,839
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38,930
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1,709,183
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1,709,183
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532,575
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31.16%
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138
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71
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| Illinois
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03/15/16
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156
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1,039,555
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999,494
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16,998
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2,056,047
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2,056,047
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40,061
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1.95%
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81
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78
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| Missouri
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03/15/16
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71
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312,285
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310,711
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6,429
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629,425
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4,518,767
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13.93%
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1,574
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0.25%
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36
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35
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| N Carolina
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03/15/16
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107
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622,915
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467,018
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52,983
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1,142,916
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4,549,089
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25.12%
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155,897
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13.64%
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61
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46
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| Ohio
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03/15/16
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143
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696,681
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535,395
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9,402
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1,241,478
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1,241,478
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161,286
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12.99%
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83
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64
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| Arizona
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03/22/16
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75
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262,459
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192,962
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10,814
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466,235
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952,527
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48.95%
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69,497
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14.91%
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41
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30
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| Idaho
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03/22/16
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23
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5,065
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18,640
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179
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23,884
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23,884
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(13,575)
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-56.84%
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5
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18
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| Utah
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03/22/16
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33
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16,166
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62,992
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368
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79,526
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79,526
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(46,826)
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-58.88%
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6
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23
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| Alaska
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03/26/16
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16
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2,146
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8,447
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17
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10,610
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10,610
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(6,301)
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-59.39%
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3
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13
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| Hawaii
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03/26/16
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25
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10,125
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25,530
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61
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35,716
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35,716
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(15,405)
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-43.13%
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8
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17
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| Washington
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03/26/16
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101
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7,140
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19,159
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46
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26,345
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26,345
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(12,019)
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-45.62%
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26
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71
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| Wisconsin
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04/05/16
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89
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433,739
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570,192
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3,669
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1,007,600
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4,282,271
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23.53%
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(136,453)
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-13.54%
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37
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49
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| Wyoming
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04/09/16
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17
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124
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156
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0
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280
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280
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(32)
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-11.43%
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6
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8
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| New York
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04/19/16
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247
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1,133,980
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820,056
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16,864
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1,970,900
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5,792,497
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34.03%
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313,924
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15.93%
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146
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105
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| Connecticut
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04/26/16
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55
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170,045
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152,379
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5,831
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328,255
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762,085
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43.07%
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17,666
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5.38%
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29
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26
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| Delaware
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04/26/16
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21
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55,954
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36,662
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1,024
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93,640
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312,260
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29.99%
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19,292
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20.60%
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13
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8
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| Maryland
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04/26/16
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95
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573,242
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309,990
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33,531
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916,763
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2,102,808
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43.60%
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263,252
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28.72%
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62
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33
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| Pennsylvania
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04/26/16
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189
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935,107
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731,881
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14,439
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1,681,427
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4,062,187
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41.39%
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203,226
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12.09%
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108
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84
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| Rhode Island
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04/26/16
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24
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52,749
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66,993
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2,716
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122,458
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681,187
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17.98%
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(14,244)
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-11.63%
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11
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13
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| Indiana
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05/03/16
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83
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303,705
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335,074
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0
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638,779
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4,855,984
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13.15%
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(31,369)
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-4.91%
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39
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44
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| Guam
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05/07/16
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7
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777
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528
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0
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1,305
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1,305
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249
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19.08%
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5
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2
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| West Virginia
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05/10/16
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29
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86,914
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124,700
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30,925
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242,539
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833,929
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29.08%
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(37,786)
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-15.58%
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12
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17
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| Kentucky
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05/17/16
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55
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212,534
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210,623
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31,411
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454,568
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1,680,155
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27.06%
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1,911
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0.42%
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28
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27
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| Oregon
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05/17/16
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61
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269,846
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360,829
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10,920
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641,595
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955,979
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67.11%
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(90,983)
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-14.18%
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26
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35
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| Virgin Is
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06/04/16
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7
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1,326
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196
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0
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1,522
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1,522
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1,130
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74.24%
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7
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0
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| Puerto Rico
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06/05/16
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60
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52,658
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33,368
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300
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86,326
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2,225,000
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3.88%
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19,290
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22.35%
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37
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23
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| California
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06/07/16
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475
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2,745,302
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2,381,722
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46,314
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5,173,338
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12,206,778
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42.38%
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363,580
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7.03%
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254
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221
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| Montana
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06/07/16
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21
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55,805
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65,156
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5,415
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126,376
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798,787
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15.82%
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(9,351)
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-7.40%
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10
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11
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| New Jersey
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06/07/16
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126
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566,247
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328,058
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0
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894,305
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1,793,927
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49.85%
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238,189
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26.63%
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81
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47
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| New Mexico
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06/07/16
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34
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111,334
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104,741
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0
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216,075
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578,967
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37.32%
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6,593
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3.05%
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18
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16
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| N Dakota
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06/07/16
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18
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101
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253
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40
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394
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394
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(152)
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-38.58%
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5
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13
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| S Dakota
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06/07/16
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20
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27,047
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25,959
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0
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53,006
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168,196
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31.51%
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1,088
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2.05%
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10
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10
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| Dist Columbia
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06/14/16
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20
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76,704
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20,361
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1,333
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98,398
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461,575
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21.32%
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56,343
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57.26%
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16
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4
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|
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4,058
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16,928,126
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13,233,252
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500,226
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30,661,604
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552,118
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128,070,193
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23.94%
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3,694,874
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12.05%
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2,220
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1,822
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States/Territories won by Senator Sanders (23): Alaska, Colorado, Democrats Abroad, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming
States with Margins of less than 5% (10): Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, New Mexico, and South Dakota. States underlined were won by Secretary Clinton
2020
States/Territories won by Senator Sanders (10): California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Iowa, Democrats Abroad, Vermont, New Hampshire
Lebanon presidential elections
2025
On January 9, 2025, Sanders received a single protest vote from an MP in the Lebanese presidential election.[40] Sanders is ineligible to serve as the President of Lebanon since he is neither a Lebanese citizen, nor is he a Maronite Christian as required by the Lebanese Constitution. The vote was excluded from the official final tally for being invalid.[41]
See also
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