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Ebert) Stalbaum. Both parents were natives of
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Merrill E. Stalbaum was born on his family's farm in the town of
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Toepel, M. G.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1962). "Biographies".
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358:Election
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265:The 1972
231:Biography
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625:General
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691:Votes
685:Party
668:2,022
659:6,003
643:8,025
629:Nov. 3
592:Nov. 5
580:3,004
571:4,049
555:7,053
541:Nov. 8
529:1,369
520:7,075
504:8,444
490:Nov. 3
478:1,716
469:6,770
453:8,486
439:Nov. 6
418:9,532
385:Nov. 8
370:Total
154:Spouse
128:, U.S.
108:, U.S.
42:Racine
1124:(PDF)
622:1970
585:1968
534:1966
483:1964
432:1962
409:(inc)
378:1960
361:Date
355:Year
319:Scott
239:, in
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1410:2023
1376:2023
1342:2023
1308:2023
1274:2023
1236:2023
1208:2023
1167:2023
1136:2023
1107:2023
1070:2023
1036:2023
1004:2023
957:hold
655:Dem.
567:Dem.
516:Dem.
465:Dem.
427:598
414:Dem.
321:and
113:Died
93:Born
1403:321
1399:304
1369:820
1365:806
1335:727
1331:716
1301:758
1297:745
1267:766
1263:724
1201:818
1197:799
1100:868
1096:798
301:née
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