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611:6,311
584:14,090
525:12,014
506:14,473
489:10,760
468:10,553
449:14,619
428:16,560
407:11,425
386:11,202
367:12,958
349:Votes
343:Party
340:Votes
334:Party
331:Votes
325:Party
322:Votes
316:Party
310:Ward 4
305:Ward 3
300:Ward 2
295:Ward 1
255:0.42%
236:0.97%
233:1,108
217:1.22%
131:33.92%
126:38,720
100:Votes
94:Party
565:9,957
546:8,755
214:1,395
87:Mayor
1726:1981
1721:1979
1705:2016
1700:2015
1695:1994
1690:1984
1685:1970
1680:1912
1675:1911
1670:1907
1654:2021
1649:2017
1644:2013
1639:2010
1634:2007
1629:2004
1624:2001
1619:1998
1614:1995
1609:1992
1604:1989
1599:1986
1594:1983
1589:1980
1584:1977
1579:1974
1574:1971
1569:1968
1564:1966
1559:1964
1554:1963
1549:1962
1544:1961
1539:1960
1534:1959
1529:1958
1524:1957
1519:1956
1514:1955
1509:1954
1504:1953
1499:1952
1494:1951
1489:1950
1484:1949
1479:1948
1474:1947
1469:1946
1464:1945
1459:1944
1454:1943
1449:1942
1444:1941
1439:1940
1434:1939
1429:1938
1424:1937
1419:1936
1414:1935
1409:1934
1404:1933
1399:1932
1394:1931
1389:1930
1384:1929
1379:1928
1374:1927
1369:1926
1364:1925
1359:1924
1354:1923
1349:1922
1344:1921
1339:1920
1334:1919
1329:1918
1324:1917
1319:1916
1314:1915
1309:1914
1304:1913
1289:1910
1284:1909
1279:1908
1274:1907
1269:1906
1264:1905
1259:1904
1254:1903
1249:1902
1244:1901
1239:1900
1234:1899
1229:1898
1224:1897
1209:1895
1204:1894
1199:1893
1194:1892
926:Ind.
898:Ind.
870:Ind.
853:Ind.
827:Ind.
801:Ind.
773:Ind.
760:Ind.
747:Ind.
732:Ind.
719:Ind.
706:Ind.
693:Ind.
656:Ind.
630:Ind.
617:Ind.
593:Ind.
533:Ind.
476:Ind.
375:Ind.
252:479
77:bold
31:1980
1743::
103:%
45:.
1174:e
1167:t
1160:v
261:(
75:(
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