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TexasTowelie

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Thu Nov 26, 2020, 06:55 AM Nov 2020

Valencia County's 17 presidential elections streak comes to an end

SANTA FE – From Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump, voters in Valencia County correctly picked the winning presidential candidate in every election from 1952 through 2016.

But the remarkable bellwether streak – 17 consecutive presidential elections – has come to an end.

While President-elect Joe Biden defeated Trump statewide, Valencia County voters backed the Republican president by 9 points – with Trump getting about 53% of votes cast in the county and Biden receiving about 44%, based on unofficial results.

And Republican candidates won in Valencia County in other races too, including the race for an open U.S. Senate seat and county-level offices on the ballot.

Read more: https://www.abqjournal.com/1520747/valencia-countys-17-presidential-elections-streak-comes-to-an-end.html

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Valencia County's 17 presidential elections streak comes to an end (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2020 OP
Oh, no. Now MF45 will file a suit and use this as proof of election fraud. sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #1
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