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996:Main page:
814:Fred Bauder
511:Percentage
156:Quick guide
1367:Guerillero
1347:Tryptofish
1322:Smallbones
1175:SecurePoll
1145:See also:
1141:For voters
1115:"Timeline"
1088:WT:COORD18
881:Mardetanha
718:Kelapstick
645:Courcelles
496:Candidate
427:SecurePoll
271:Guerillero
251:Tryptofish
226:Smallbones
47:WP:ACE2018
1428:July 2004
1414:elections
1362:DeltaQuad
1352:Barkeep49
1237:Voter Log
894:Linedwell
266:DeltaQuad
256:Barkeep49
141:Voter Log
31:Elections
1579:Category
1357:Feminist
1312:Ealdgyth
1113:See the
1099:Stewards
1076:contribs
1060:contribs
1044:contribs
1024:de facto
595:SilkTork
502:Neutral
499:Support
454:stewards
433:eligible
285:election
261:Feminist
216:Ealdgyth
39:Shortcut
1342:Collect
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766:Lourdes
620:Joe Roe
514:Result
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478:Results
246:Collect
241:Carrite
1332:TParis
1327:Elonka
1307:Boing!
1294:guides
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806:39.29%
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782:54.36%
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686:69.39%
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561:72.78%
536:73.79%
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56:Status
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64:Purge
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