COURTS · NOVEMBER 3, 2026

N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01
2026 election results.

Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. Observed leaders are not race calls or certified winners.

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WHOLE-CONTEST RESULTS

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4,173,868 candidate / choice votes100% ED precincts · 2,626/2,6261 choice allowed

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	2,456,843	58.86%	650,809	1,725,230	80,742	62
Sarah Stevens	Republican	1,717,025	41.14%	714,071	976,985	25,942	27

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FOR A CLEAR BRIEFING

The count, with its context.

N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 01 — whole-contest votes. Anita Earls leads the published count. Vote gap: 739,818; margin: 17.72 percentage points. 4,173,868 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (2,626/2,626). Snapshot collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Unofficial reported results; not a race call or certification. Source: NCSBE public feeds. https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/nc-supreme-court-associate-justice-seat-01--1368/

ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 100 COUNTIES

Where these votes were reported.

County

Leading candidate / choice

Vote total

ED precincts

Candidate detail

Anita Earls

67,381

100% ED precincts (39/39)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	37,978	56.36%	9,999	26,815	1,164	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	29,403	43.64%	11,978	16,973	452	0

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Sarah Stevens

13,382

100% ED precincts (10/10)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	9,499	70.98%	3,783	5,670	46	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	3,883	29.02%	1,048	2,749	86	0

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Sarah Stevens

4,617

100% ED precincts (4/4)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,002	65.02%	1,121	1,842	39	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,615	34.98%	368	1,200	47	0

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Anita Earls

7,948

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,412	55.51%	1,530	2,840	42	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,536	44.49%	2,003	1,519	14	0

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Sarah Stevens

11,614

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	7,080	60.96%	3,440	3,578	62	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,534	39.04%	1,378	3,018	138	0

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Sarah Stevens

6,589

100% ED precincts (19/19)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	4,474	67.90%	2,707	1,717	50	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	2,115	32.10%	765	1,306	44	0

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Sarah Stevens

19,655

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	11,461	58.31%	4,632	6,735	94	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	8,194	41.69%	2,217	5,806	171	0

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Anita Earls

6,624

100% ED precincts (12/12)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,218	63.68%	1,229	2,942	47	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,406	36.32%	1,215	1,187	4	0

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Sarah Stevens

11,796

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	6,173	52.33%	2,978	3,155	40	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	5,623	47.67%	1,839	3,666	118	0

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Sarah Stevens

86,074

100% ED precincts (27/27)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	46,995	54.60%	15,587	30,474	934	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	39,079	45.40%	8,354	28,960	1,765	0

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Anita Earls

130,291

100% ED precincts (80/80)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	94,032	72.17%	17,026	73,305	3,701	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	36,259	27.83%	12,835	22,654	770	0

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Sarah Stevens

29,888

100% ED precincts (31/31)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	17,588	58.85%	6,628	10,794	166	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	12,300	41.15%	3,068	8,858	374	0

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Anita Earls

86,297

100% ED precincts (38/38)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	50,138	58.10%	16,008	32,276	1,854	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	36,159	41.90%	17,596	17,938	625	0

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Sarah Stevens

27,040

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	17,690	65.42%	6,240	11,252	198	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	9,350	34.58%	2,255	6,833	262	0

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Sarah Stevens

4,472

100% ED precincts (3/3)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,065	68.54%	1,500	1,545	20	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,407	31.46%	471	893	43	0

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Sarah Stevens

34,861

100% ED precincts (26/26)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	22,693	65.10%	7,927	14,503	263	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	12,168	34.90%	3,132	8,619	417	0

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Sarah Stevens

8,625

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	4,568	52.96%	2,321	2,201	46	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,057	47.04%	1,305	2,676	76	0

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Sarah Stevens

59,449

100% ED precincts (40/40)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	34,196	57.52%	12,795	20,964	418	19
Anita Earls	Democratic	25,253	42.48%	6,557	17,830	822	44

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Anita Earls

42,865

100% ED precincts (18/18)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	27,956	65.22%	3,923	22,779	1,254	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	14,909	34.78%	5,107	9,492	310	0

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Sarah Stevens

12,195

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	8,781	72.00%	4,131	4,551	99	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	3,414	28.00%	1,180	2,076	158	0

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Sarah Stevens

5,834

100% ED precincts (6/6)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,307	56.68%	1,143	2,131	33	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	2,527	43.32%	564	1,904	59	0

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Sarah Stevens

5,683

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,861	67.94%	1,610	2,215	36	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,822	32.06%	413	1,348	61	0

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Sarah Stevens

34,193

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	19,099	55.86%	8,969	9,919	211	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	15,094	44.14%	4,541	10,189	364	0

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Sarah Stevens

16,826

100% ED precincts (16/16)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	9,587	56.98%	4,725	4,781	81	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	7,239	43.02%	2,357	4,741	141	0

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Sarah Stevens

41,628

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	21,791	52.35%	8,003	13,443	345	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	19,837	47.65%	5,299	13,829	709	0

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Anita Earls

94,613

100% ED precincts (77/77)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	63,610	67.23%	19,017	42,867	1,726	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	31,003	32.77%	13,913	16,591	499	0

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Sarah Stevens

12,589

100% ED precincts (11/11)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	8,525	67.72%	4,930	3,486	109	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,064	32.28%	1,878	2,042	144	0

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Sarah Stevens

18,895

100% ED precincts (16/16)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	9,842	52.09%	4,049	5,637	156	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	9,053	47.91%	2,343	6,381	329	0

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Sarah Stevens

60,229

100% ED precincts (43/43)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	37,039	61.50%	15,147	21,374	518	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	23,190	38.50%	7,537	14,699	954	0

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Sarah Stevens

18,313

100% ED precincts (14/14)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	11,689	63.83%	5,156	6,401	132	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	6,624	36.17%	1,826	4,583	215	0

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Sarah Stevens

15,896

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	8,869	55.79%	4,605	4,193	71	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	7,027	44.21%	2,399	4,491	137	0

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Anita Earls

149,989

100% ED precincts (58/58)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	130,752	87.17%	26,502	100,261	3,989	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	19,237	12.83%	6,655	12,142	440	0

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Anita Earls

17,928

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	12,450	69.44%	3,247	9,085	118	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	5,478	30.56%	2,391	3,055	32	0

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Anita Earls

151,220

100% ED precincts (108/108)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	100,247	66.29%	24,378	72,421	3,448	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	50,973	33.71%	19,279	30,605	1,089	0

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Anita Earls

32,967

100% ED precincts (18/18)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	17,090	51.84%	3,916	12,654	520	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	15,877	48.16%	6,040	9,659	178	0

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Anita Earls

82,170

100% ED precincts (40/40)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	41,484	50.49%	11,563	28,747	1,174	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	40,686	49.51%	15,976	24,127	583	0

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Sarah Stevens

4,128

100% ED precincts (6/6)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,180	52.81%	1,255	902	23	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,948	47.19%	612	1,290	46	0

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Sarah Stevens

3,533

100% ED precincts (4/4)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,647	74.92%	1,206	1,396	45	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	886	25.08%	300	549	37	0

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Anita Earls

24,375

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	13,053	53.55%	2,759	9,987	307	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	11,322	46.45%	3,347	7,846	129	0

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Sarah Stevens

6,205

100% ED precincts (10/10)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,122	50.31%	1,432	1,674	16	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	3,083	49.69%	896	2,082	105	0

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Anita Earls

215,499

100% ED precincts (165/165)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	150,863	70.01%	43,924	103,386	3,553	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	64,636	29.99%	26,705	36,915	1,016	0

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Anita Earls

17,580

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	11,572	65.82%	3,676	7,735	161	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	6,008	34.18%	2,904	3,061	43	0

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Sarah Stevens

44,828

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	22,759	50.77%	8,968	13,404	387	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	22,069	49.23%	5,995	15,254	820	0

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Sarah Stevens

27,914

100% ED precincts (29/29)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	14,463	51.81%	5,947	8,325	191	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	13,451	48.19%	3,184	9,799	468	0

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Anita Earls

56,644

100% ED precincts (35/35)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	29,175	51.51%	5,968	21,762	1,445	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	27,469	48.49%	9,551	17,417	501	0

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Anita Earls

7,009

100% ED precincts (13/13)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,898	69.88%	1,379	3,443	76	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,111	30.12%	1,025	1,074	12	0

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Anita Earls

15,767

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	10,427	66.13%	2,625	7,616	186	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	5,340	33.87%	2,178	3,105	57	0

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Sarah Stevens

1,900

100% ED precincts (7/7)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	1,003	52.79%	652	346	5	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	897	47.21%	414	447	36	0

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Sarah Stevens

75,227

100% ED precincts (30/30)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	41,764	55.52%	17,408	23,730	626	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	33,463	44.48%	9,346	22,816	1,301	0

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Anita Earls

15,967

100% ED precincts (13/13)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	9,142	57.26%	1,951	6,939	252	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	6,825	42.74%	2,600	4,135	90	0

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Anita Earls

88,337

100% ED precincts (34/34)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	45,832	51.88%	13,206	31,307	1,319	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	42,505	48.12%	19,428	22,580	497	0

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Sarah Stevens

3,880

100% ED precincts (7/7)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,120	54.64%	1,115	992	13	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,760	45.36%	694	1,041	25	0

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Anita Earls

21,074

100% ED precincts (10/10)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	11,409	54.14%	3,035	8,032	342	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	9,665	45.86%	3,565	5,977	123	0

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Anita Earls

19,420

100% ED precincts (21/21)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	10,561	54.38%	2,876	7,456	229	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	8,859	45.62%	3,441	5,341	77	0

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Sarah Stevens

37,989

100% ED precincts (23/23)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	23,973	63.11%	8,949	14,793	231	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	14,016	36.89%	3,437	10,144	435	0

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Sarah Stevens

16,017

100% ED precincts (15/15)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	9,682	60.45%	3,669	5,852	161	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	6,335	39.55%	1,470	4,597	268	0

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Anita Earls

10,387

100% ED precincts (12/12)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	5,209	50.15%	1,289	3,786	134	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	5,178	49.85%	2,153	2,982	43	0

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Anita Earls

9,081

100% ED precincts (9/9)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,835	53.24%	1,640	3,112	83	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	4,246	46.76%	2,267	1,955	24	0

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Sarah Stevens

16,253

100% ED precincts (17/17)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	10,507	64.65%	3,992	6,423	92	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	5,746	35.35%	1,486	4,103	157	0

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Anita Earls

438,513

100% ED precincts (195/195)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	331,471	75.59%	91,168	229,702	10,601	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	107,042	24.41%	47,281	57,157	2,604	0

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Sarah Stevens

6,147

100% ED precincts (8/8)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	4,205	68.41%	1,660	2,512	33	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,942	31.59%	427	1,466	49	0

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Sarah Stevens

8,924

100% ED precincts (14/14)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	5,089	57.03%	2,644	2,397	48	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	3,835	42.97%	1,428	2,322	85	0

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Sarah Stevens

44,365

100% ED precincts (26/26)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	25,145	56.68%	10,673	13,925	547	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	19,220	43.32%	5,399	12,794	1,027	0

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Anita Earls

40,650

100% ED precincts (24/24)

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Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	23,086	56.79%	5,682	17,004	400	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	17,564	43.21%	6,398	11,031	135	0

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Anita Earls

101,824

100% ED precincts (41/41)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	59,878	58.81%	16,145	41,407	2,326	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	41,946	41.19%	16,060	25,142	744	0

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Anita Earls

6,916

100% ED precincts (13/13)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,425	63.98%	1,459	2,916	50	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,491	36.02%	1,292	1,179	20	0

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Sarah Stevens

49,872

100% ED precincts (24/24)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	28,066	56.28%	11,545	16,123	398	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	21,806	43.72%	6,066	14,841	899	0

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Anita Earls

71,830

100% ED precincts (40/40)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	59,544	82.90%	11,265	45,432	2,847	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	12,286	17.10%	5,022	7,031	233	0

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Sarah Stevens

6,039

100% ED precincts (6/6)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,554	58.85%	1,372	2,149	33	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	2,485	41.15%	577	1,810	98	0

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Anita Earls

14,762

100% ED precincts (9/9)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	8,281	56.10%	2,328	5,768	185	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	6,481	43.90%	2,741	3,671	69	0

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Sarah Stevens

25,395

100% ED precincts (12/12)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	14,554	57.31%	5,160	9,202	192	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	10,841	42.69%	3,027	7,424	390	0

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Sarah Stevens

5,569

100% ED precincts (7/7)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	3,591	64.48%	1,307	2,255	29	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	1,978	35.52%	540	1,370	68	0

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Sarah Stevens

15,669

100% ED precincts (11/11)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	8,201	52.34%	3,462	4,654	77	8
Anita Earls	Democratic	7,468	47.66%	2,098	5,170	182	18

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Anita Earls

62,150

100% ED precincts (40/40)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	38,288	61.61%	10,546	27,068	674	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	23,862	38.39%	10,159	13,520	183	0

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Sarah Stevens

10,003

100% ED precincts (7/7)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	5,355	53.53%	1,963	3,301	91	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	4,648	46.47%	883	3,603	162	0

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Sarah Stevens

47,007

100% ED precincts (22/22)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	31,366	66.73%	12,257	18,761	348	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	15,641	33.27%	4,776	10,387	478	0

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Anita Earls

13,243

100% ED precincts (11/11)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	6,777	51.17%	2,418	4,299	60	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	6,466	48.83%	2,710	3,715	41	0

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Anita Earls

29,054

100% ED precincts (39/39)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	14,555	50.10%	5,078	9,313	164	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	14,499	49.90%	7,616	6,808	75	0

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Sarah Stevens

33,713

100% ED precincts (14/14)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	19,528	57.92%	7,417	12,000	111	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	14,185	42.08%	3,618	10,278	289	0

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Sarah Stevens

50,322

100% ED precincts (41/41)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	28,121	55.88%	13,259	14,511	351	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	22,201	44.12%	7,885	13,723	593	0

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Sarah Stevens

22,725

100% ED precincts (17/17)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	14,607	64.28%	6,706	7,754	147	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	8,118	35.72%	2,537	5,348	233	0

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Sarah Stevens

18,282

100% ED precincts (23/23)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	9,856	53.91%	5,167	4,616	73	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	8,426	46.09%	2,697	5,601	128	0

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Anita Earls

10,241

100% ED precincts (7/7)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	5,738	56.03%	1,512	4,118	108	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	4,503	43.97%	1,640	2,816	47	0

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Sarah Stevens

24,209

100% ED precincts (21/21)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	15,908	65.71%	7,645	8,108	155	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	8,301	34.29%	2,821	5,244	236	0

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Sarah Stevens

17,285

100% ED precincts (18/18)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	11,860	68.61%	5,529	6,211	120	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	5,425	31.39%	1,757	3,512	156	0

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Sarah Stevens

23,819

100% ED precincts (23/23)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	15,119	63.47%	5,684	9,202	233	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	8,700	36.53%	2,265	6,133	302	0

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Sarah Stevens

5,022

100% ED precincts (5/5)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,595	51.67%	1,143	1,434	18	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	2,427	48.33%	705	1,661	61	0

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Anita Earls

16,105

100% ED precincts (15/15)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	8,586	53.31%	1,591	6,660	335	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	7,519	46.69%	3,301	4,108	110	0

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Sarah Stevens

1,329

100% ED precincts (6/6)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	703	52.90%	308	394	1	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	626	47.10%	248	373	5	0

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Sarah Stevens

99,824

100% ED precincts (54/54)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	52,237	52.33%	20,330	31,298	609	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	47,587	47.67%	12,073	33,937	1,577	0

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Anita Earls

14,604

100% ED precincts (9/9)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	9,349	64.02%	2,452	6,752	145	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	5,255	35.98%	1,990	3,202	63	0

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Anita Earls

520,483

100% ED precincts (216/216)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	372,568	71.58%	103,373	253,662	15,533	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	147,915	28.42%	65,997	78,356	3,562	0

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Anita Earls

8,053

100% ED precincts (14/14)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	5,264	65.37%	1,557	3,611	96	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	2,789	34.63%	1,413	1,340	36	0

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Anita Earls

4,510

100% ED precincts (6/6)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	2,736	60.67%	771	1,965	0	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	1,774	39.33%	864	910	0	0

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Anita Earls

23,543

100% ED precincts (20/20)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	14,844	63.05%	3,284	11,121	439	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	8,699	36.95%	3,658	4,862	179	0

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Anita Earls

38,391

100% ED precincts (28/28)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	19,494	50.78%	4,760	14,298	436	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	18,897	49.22%	6,745	11,977	175	0

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Sarah Stevens

23,294

100% ED precincts (25/25)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	16,236	69.70%	9,141	6,888	207	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	7,058	30.30%	2,792	4,018	248	0

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Anita Earls

28,971

100% ED precincts (24/24)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Anita Earls	Democratic	16,976	58.60%	4,866	11,777	333	0
Sarah Stevens	Republican	11,995	41.40%	5,282	6,581	132	0

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Sarah Stevens

13,357

100% ED precincts (12/12)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	9,478	70.96%	4,949	4,433	96	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	3,879	29.04%	1,605	2,146	128	0

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Sarah Stevens

8,204

100% ED precincts (11/11)

All candidates & methods

Candidate / choice	Party	Votes	Share	Election Day	Early in person	Mail	Provisional
Sarah Stevens	Republican	4,484	54.66%	1,709	2,723	52	0
Anita Earls	Democratic	3,720	45.34%	736	2,824	160	0

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Collection: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Snapshot: c59c17e70268d2fd. Contest ID: 1368.

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