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589:Matt White
458:Ken Steitz
137:Trish Brand
64:Preceded by
1382:Categories
1357:Swearengin
1332:Whitehurst
1277:Sunderland
1241:Mayors of
1203:Jerry Dyer
1197:2017–2021
965:SmartVoter
844:References
680:Candidate
609:Candidate
550:Candidate
479:Lee Brand
406:Candidate
365:Alan Autry
276:Early life
198:Allegiance
126:Republican
102:1949-04-05
81:Jerry Dyer
1347:Patterson
1317:Henderson
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898:March 22,
795:Write-ins
755:H. Spees
706:Lee Brand
638:Write-ins
562:Lee Brand
506:Write-ins
237:1967–1973
163:Education
54:In office
25:Lee Brand
1342:Humphrey
1253:Stephens
969:Archived
832:See also
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155:Children
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816:69,795
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