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500:9,879
464:Votes
458:Party
232:Spouse
929:House
503:49.0
485:50.9
1504:(12)
1495:(28)
411:and
200:Born
1468:(R)
1459:(R)
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1441:(D)
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1180:(R)
1171:(R)
1162:(R)
1153:(D)
1144:(R)
1135:(R)
1126:(R)
1117:(R)
1099:(D)
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1081:(R)
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