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United States presidential elections in Virginia

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United States presidential elections in Virginia

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Virginia, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Virginia has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864 during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the election of 1868, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction. As of 2024, it is the only state of the former Confederacy to vote reliably Democratic, having done so in every election since 2008. It was carried by a Democratic nominee who lost the popular vote in 2024. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.

Infobox

Voted other
3[a]
Voted Democratic
31
Voted Republican
16
Number of elections
58
Voted for losing candidate
17
Voted Democratic-Republican
8
Voted for winning candidate
40

Tables

· Elections from 1864 to present
2024
2024
Year
2024
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
2,075,085
Percent
46.05
Runner-up (nationally)
Kamala Harris
Votes
2,335,395
Percent
51.83
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
13
2020
2020
Year
2020
Winner (nationally)
Joe Biden
Votes
2,413,568
Percent
54.11
Runner-up (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
1,962,430
Percent
44.00
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
13
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner (nationally)
Donald Trump
Votes
1,769,443
Percent
44.43
Runner-up (nationally)
Hillary Clinton
Votes
1,981,473
Percent
49.75
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
13
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
1,971,820
Percent
51.16
Runner-up (nationally)
Mitt Romney
Votes
1,822,522
Percent
47.28
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
13
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner (nationally)
Barack Obama
Votes
1,959,532
Percent
52.63
Runner-up (nationally)
John McCain
Votes
1,725,005
Percent
46.33
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
13
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
1,716,959
Percent
53.68
Runner-up (nationally)
John Kerry
Votes
1,454,742
Percent
45.48
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
13
2000
2000
Year
2000
Winner (nationally)
George W. Bush
Votes
1,437,490
Percent
52.47
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Gore
Votes
1,217,290
Percent
44.44
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
13
1996
1996
Year
1996
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
1,091,060
Percent
45.15
Runner-up (nationally)
Bob Dole
Votes
1,138,350
Percent
47.1
Other nationalcandidates
Ross Perot
Votes
159,861
Percent
6.62
Electoralvotes
13
1992
1992
Year
1992
Winner (nationally)
Bill Clinton
Votes
1,038,650
Percent
40.59
Runner-up (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
1,150,517
Percent
44.97
Other nationalcandidates
Ross Perot
Votes
348,639
Percent
13.63
Electoralvotes
13
1988
1988
Year
1988
Winner (nationally)
George H. W. Bush
Votes
1,309,162
Percent
59.74
Runner-up (nationally)
Michael Dukakis
Votes
859,799
Percent
39.23
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1984
1984
Year
1984
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
1,337,078
Percent
62.29
Runner-up (nationally)
Walter Mondale
Votes
796,250
Percent
37.09
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1980
1980
Year
1980
Winner (nationally)
Ronald Reagan
Votes
989,609
Percent
53.03
Runner-up (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
752,174
Percent
40.31
Other nationalcandidates
John B. Anderson
Votes
95,418
Percent
5.11
Electoralvotes
12
1976
1976
Year
1976
Winner (nationally)
Jimmy Carter
Votes
813,896
Percent
47.96
Runner-up (nationally)
Gerald Ford
Votes
836,554
Percent
49.29
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1972
1972
Year
1972
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
988,493
Percent
67.84
Runner-up (nationally)
George McGovern
Votes
438,887
Percent
30.12
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
Notes
electoral vote split: 11 to Nixon, 1 to John Hospers (faithless elector)
1968
1968
Year
1968
Winner (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
590,319
Percent
43.36
Runner-up (nationally)
Hubert Humphrey
Votes
442,387
Percent
32.49
Other nationalcandidates
George Wallace
Votes
321,833
Percent
23.64
Electoralvotes
12
1964
1964
Year
1964
Winner (nationally)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes
558,038
Percent
53.54
Runner-up (nationally)
Barry Goldwater
Votes
481,334
Percent
46.18
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1960
1960
Year
1960
Winner (nationally)
John F. Kennedy
Votes
362,327
Percent
46.97
Runner-up (nationally)
Richard Nixon
Votes
404,521
Percent
52.44
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1956
1956
Year
1956
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
386,459
Percent
55.37
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
267,760
Percent
38.36
Other nationalcandidates
T. Coleman Andrews/Unpledged Electors
Votes
42,964
Percent
6.16
Electoralvotes
12
1952
1952
Year
1952
Winner (nationally)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes
349,037
Percent
56.32
Runner-up (nationally)
Adlai Stevenson II
Votes
268,677
Percent
43.36
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1948
1948
Year
1948
Winner (nationally)
Harry S. Truman
Votes
200,786
Percent
47.89
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
172,070
Percent
41.04
Other nationalcandidates
Strom Thurmond
Votes
43,393
Percent
10.35
Electoralvotes
11
1944
1944
Year
1944
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
242,276
Percent
62.36
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas E. Dewey
Votes
145,243
Percent
37.39
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
11
1940
1940
Year
1940
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
235,961
Percent
68.08
Runner-up (nationally)
Wendell Willkie
Votes
109,363
Percent
31.55
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
11
1936
1936
Year
1936
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
234,980
Percent
70.23
Runner-up (nationally)
Alf Landon
Votes
98,336
Percent
29.39
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
11
1932
1932
Year
1932
Winner (nationally)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes
203,979
Percent
68.46
Runner-up (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
89,637
Percent
30.09
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
11
1928
1928
Year
1928
Winner (nationally)
Herbert Hoover
Votes
164,609
Percent
53.91
Runner-up (nationally)
Al Smith
Votes
140,146
Percent
45.90
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1924
1924
Year
1924
Winner (nationally)
Calvin Coolidge
Votes
73,312
Percent
32.79
Runner-up (nationally)
John W. Davis
Votes
139,716
Percent
62.48
Other nationalcandidates
Robert M. La Follette
Votes
10,377
Percent
4.64
Electoralvotes
12
1920
1920
Year
1920
Winner (nationally)
Warren G. Harding
Votes
87,456
Percent
37.85
Runner-up (nationally)
James M. Cox
Votes
141,670
Percent
61.32
Other nationalcandidates
Parley P. Christensen
Votes
243
Percent
0.11
Electoralvotes
12
1916
1916
Year
1916
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
101,840
Percent
66.99
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles E. Hughes
Votes
48,384
Percent
31.83
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1912
1912
Year
1912
Winner (nationally)
Woodrow Wilson
Votes
90,332
Percent
65.95
Runner-up (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
21,776
Percent
15.90
Other nationalcandidates
William H. Taft
Votes
23,288
Percent
17.00
Electoralvotes
12
1908
1908
Year
1908
Winner (nationally)
William H. Taft
Votes
52,572
Percent
38.36
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
82,946
Percent
60.52
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1904
1904
Year
1904
Winner (nationally)
Theodore Roosevelt
Votes
48,180
Percent
36.95
Runner-up (nationally)
Alton B. Parker
Votes
80,649
Percent
61.84
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1900
1900
Year
1900
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
115,769
Percent
43.82
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
146,079
Percent
55.29
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1896
1896
Year
1896
Winner (nationally)
William McKinley
Votes
135,379
Percent
45.94
Runner-up (nationally)
William Jennings Bryan
Votes
154,708
Percent
52.50
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1892
1892
Year
1892
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
164,136
Percent
56.17
Runner-up (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
113,098
Percent
38.70
Other nationalcandidates
James B. Weaver
Votes
12,275
Percent
4.20
Electoralvotes
12
1888
1888
Year
1888
Winner (nationally)
Benjamin Harrison
Votes
150,399
Percent
49.46
Runner-up (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
152,004
Percent
49.99
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1884
1884
Year
1884
Winner (nationally)
Grover Cleveland
Votes
145,491
Percent
51.05
Runner-up (nationally)
James G. Blaine
Votes
139,356
Percent
48.90
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
12
1880
1880
Year
1880
Winner (nationally)
James A. Garfield
Votes
83,533
Percent
39.47
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield S. Hancock
Votes
128,083
Percent
60.53
Other nationalcandidates
James B. Weaver
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
11
1876
1876
Year
1876
Winner (nationally)
Rutherford B. Hayes
Votes
95,518
Percent
40.42
Runner-up (nationally)
Samuel J. Tilden
Votes
140,770
Percent
59.58
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
11
1872
1872
Year
1872
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Votes
93,463
Percent
50.47
Runner-up (nationally)
Horace Greeley
Votes
91,647
Percent
49.49
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
11
1868
1868
Year
1868
Winner (nationally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Runner-up (nationally)
Horatio Seymour
Other nationalcandidates
Notes
No vote due to status of Reconstruction.
1864
1864
Year
1864
Winner (nationally)
Abraham Lincoln
Runner-up (nationally)
George B. McClellan
Other nationalcandidates
Notes
No vote due to secession.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other nationalcandidates
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
Notes
2024
Donald Trump
2,075,085
46.05
Kamala Harris
2,335,395
51.83
13
2020
Joe Biden
2,413,568
54.11
Donald Trump
1,962,430
44.00
13
2016
Donald Trump
1,769,443
44.43
Hillary Clinton
1,981,473
49.75
13
2012
Barack Obama
1,971,820
51.16
Mitt Romney
1,822,522
47.28
13
2008
Barack Obama
1,959,532
52.63
John McCain
1,725,005
46.33
13
2004
George W. Bush
1,716,959
53.68
John Kerry
1,454,742
45.48
13
2000
George W. Bush
1,437,490
52.47
Al Gore
1,217,290
44.44
13
1996
Bill Clinton
1,091,060
45.15
Bob Dole
1,138,350
47.1
Ross Perot
159,861
6.62
13
1992
Bill Clinton
1,038,650
40.59
George H. W. Bush
1,150,517
44.97
Ross Perot
348,639
13.63
13
1988
George H. W. Bush
1,309,162
59.74
Michael Dukakis
859,799
39.23
12
1984
Ronald Reagan
1,337,078
62.29
Walter Mondale
796,250
37.09
12
1980
Ronald Reagan
989,609
53.03
Jimmy Carter
752,174
40.31
John B. Anderson
95,418
5.11
12
1976
Jimmy Carter
813,896
47.96
Gerald Ford
836,554
49.29
12
1972
Richard Nixon
988,493
67.84
George McGovern
438,887
30.12
12
electoral vote split: 11 to Nixon, 1 to John Hospers (faithless elector)
1968
Richard Nixon
590,319
43.36
Hubert Humphrey
442,387
32.49
George Wallace
321,833
23.64
12
1964
Lyndon B. Johnson
558,038
53.54
Barry Goldwater
481,334
46.18
12
1960
John F. Kennedy
362,327
46.97
Richard Nixon
404,521
52.44
12
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
386,459
55.37
Adlai Stevenson II
267,760
38.36
T. Coleman Andrews/Unpledged Electors
42,964
6.16
12
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
349,037
56.32
Adlai Stevenson II
268,677
43.36
12
1948
Harry S. Truman
200,786
47.89
Thomas E. Dewey
172,070
41.04
Strom Thurmond
43,393
10.35
11
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt
242,276
62.36
Thomas E. Dewey
145,243
37.39
11
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt
235,961
68.08
Wendell Willkie
109,363
31.55
11
1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt
234,980
70.23
Alf Landon
98,336
29.39
11
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
203,979
68.46
Herbert Hoover
89,637
30.09
11
1928
Herbert Hoover
164,609
53.91
Al Smith
140,146
45.90
12
1924
Calvin Coolidge
73,312
32.79
John W. Davis
139,716
62.48
Robert M. La Follette
10,377
4.64
12
1920
Warren G. Harding
87,456
37.85
James M. Cox
141,670
61.32
Parley P. Christensen
243
0.11
12
1916
Woodrow Wilson
101,840
66.99
Charles E. Hughes
48,384
31.83
12
1912
Woodrow Wilson
90,332
65.95
Theodore Roosevelt
21,776
15.90
William H. Taft
23,288
17.00
12
1908
William H. Taft
52,572
38.36
William Jennings Bryan
82,946
60.52
12
1904
Theodore Roosevelt
48,180
36.95
Alton B. Parker
80,649
61.84
12
1900
William McKinley
115,769
43.82
William Jennings Bryan
146,079
55.29
12
1896
William McKinley
135,379
45.94
William Jennings Bryan
154,708
52.50
12
1892
Grover Cleveland
164,136
56.17
Benjamin Harrison
113,098
38.70
James B. Weaver
12,275
4.20
12
1888
Benjamin Harrison
150,399
49.46
Grover Cleveland
152,004
49.99
12
1884
Grover Cleveland
145,491
51.05
James G. Blaine
139,356
48.90
12
1880
James A. Garfield
83,533
39.47
Winfield S. Hancock
128,083
60.53
James B. Weaver
11
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
95,518
40.42
Samuel J. Tilden
140,770
59.58
11
1872
Ulysses S. Grant
93,463
50.47
Horace Greeley
91,647
49.49
11
1868
Ulysses S. Grant
Horatio Seymour
No vote due to status of Reconstruction.
1864
Abraham Lincoln
George B. McClellan
No vote due to secession.
· Election of 1860
1860
1860
Year
1860
Winner (nationally)
Abraham Lincoln
Votes
1,887
Percent
1.1
Runner-up (nationally)
Stephen A. Douglas
Votes
16,198
Percent
9.7
Runner-up (nationally)
John C. Breckinridge
Votes
74,325
Percent
44.5
Runner-up (nationally)
John Bell
Votes
74,481
Percent
44.6
Electoralvotes
15
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
1860
Abraham Lincoln
1,887
1.1
Stephen A. Douglas
16,198
9.7
John C. Breckinridge
74,325
44.5
John Bell
74,481
44.6
15
· Elections from 1828 to 1856
1856
1856
Year
1856
Winner (nationally)
James Buchanan
Votes
90,083
Percent
59.96
Runner-up (nationally)
John C. Frémont
Votes
no ballots
Other nationalcandidates
Millard Fillmore
Votes
60,150
Percent
40.04
Electoralvotes
15
1852
1852
Year
1852
Winner (nationally)
Franklin Pierce
Votes
73,872
Percent
55.71
Runner-up (nationally)
Winfield Scott
Votes
58,732
Percent
44.29
Other nationalcandidates
John P. Hale
Votes
no ballots
Electoralvotes
15
1848
1848
Year
1848
Winner (nationally)
Zachary Taylor
Votes
45,265
Percent
49.20
Runner-up (nationally)
Lewis Cass
Votes
46,739
Percent
50.80
Other nationalcandidates
Martin Van Buren
Votes
no ballots
Electoralvotes
17
1844
1844
Year
1844
Winner (nationally)
James K. Polk
Votes
50,679
Percent
53.05
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
44,860
Percent
46.95
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
17
1840
1840
Year
1840
Winner (nationally)
William Henry Harrison
Votes
42,637
Percent
49.35
Runner-up (nationally)
Martin Van Buren
Votes
43,757
Percent
50.65
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
23
1836
1836
Year
1836
Winner (nationally)
Martin Van Buren
Votes
30,556
Percent
56.64
Runner-up (nationally)
Hugh Lawson White
Votes
23,384
Percent
43.35
Other nationalcandidates
various
Electoralvotes
23
1832
1832
Year
1832
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
34,243
Percent
74.96
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
11,436
Percent
25.03
Other nationalcandidates
William Wirt
Votes
3
Percent
0.01
Electoralvotes
23
1828
1828
Year
1828
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
26,854
Percent
68.99
Runner-up (nationally)
John Quincy Adams
Votes
12,070
Percent
31.01
Other nationalcandidates
Electoralvotes
24
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Other nationalcandidates
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
Notes
1856
James Buchanan
90,083
59.96
John C. Frémont
no ballots
Millard Fillmore
60,150
40.04
15
1852
Franklin Pierce
73,872
55.71
Winfield Scott
58,732
44.29
John P. Hale
no ballots
15
1848
Zachary Taylor
45,265
49.20
Lewis Cass
46,739
50.80
Martin Van Buren
no ballots
17
1844
James K. Polk
50,679
53.05
Henry Clay
44,860
46.95
17
1840
William Henry Harrison
42,637
49.35
Martin Van Buren
43,757
50.65
23
1836
Martin Van Buren
30,556
56.64
Hugh Lawson White
23,384
43.35
various
23
1832
Andrew Jackson
34,243
74.96
Henry Clay
11,436
25.03
William Wirt
3
0.01
23
1828
Andrew Jackson
26,854
68.99
John Quincy Adams
12,070
31.01
24
· Election of 1824
1824
1824
Year
1824
Winner (nationally)
Andrew Jackson
Votes
2,975
Percent
19.35
Runner-up (nationally)
John Quincy Adams
Votes
3,419
Percent
22.24
Runner-up (nationally)
Henry Clay
Votes
419
Percent
2.73
Runner-up (nationally)
William H. Crawford
Votes
8,558
Percent
55.68
Electoralvotes
24
Year
Winner (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Runner-up (nationally)
Votes
Percent
Electoralvotes
1824
Andrew Jackson
2,975
19.35
John Quincy Adams
3,419
22.24
Henry Clay
419
2.73
William H. Crawford
8,558
55.68
24
· Elections from 1788-89 to 1820
1820
1820
Year
1820
Winner (nationally)
James Monroe
Runner-up (nationally)
Electoralvotes
25
Notes
Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816
1816
Year
1816
Winner (nationally)
James Monroe
Runner-up (nationally)
Rufus King
Electoralvotes
25
1812
1812
Year
1812
Winner (nationally)
James Madison
Runner-up (nationally)
DeWitt Clinton
Electoralvotes
25
1808
1808
Year
1808
Winner (nationally)
James Madison
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles C. Pinckney
Electoralvotes
24
1804
1804
Year
1804
Winner (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Runner-up (nationally)
Charles C. Pinckney
Electoralvotes
24
1800
1800
Year
1800
Winner (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Runner-up (nationally)
John Adams
Electoralvotes
21
1796
1796
Year
1796
Winner (nationally)
John Adams
Runner-up (nationally)
Thomas Jefferson
Electoralvotes
21
Notes
Electoral vote split, twenty for Jefferson, one for Adams.
1792
1792
Year
1792
Winner (nationally)
George Washington
Runner-up (nationally)
Electoralvotes
21
Notes
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89
1788-89
Year
1788-89
Winner (nationally)
George Washington
Runner-up (nationally)
Electoralvotes
10
Notes
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
Year
Winner (nationally)
Runner-up (nationally)
Electoralvotes
Notes
1820
James Monroe
25
Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816
James Monroe
Rufus King
25
1812
James Madison
DeWitt Clinton
25
1808
James Madison
Charles C. Pinckney
24
1804
Thomas Jefferson
Charles C. Pinckney
24
1800
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
21
1796
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
21
Electoral vote split, twenty for Jefferson, one for Adams.
1792
George Washington
21
Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89
George Washington
10
Washington effectively ran unopposed.

References

  1. John Bell, 1860; George Washington, 1788-89, 1792.
  2. For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won
  3. Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
  4. Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  5. Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat M
  6. Virginia Department of Elections
    https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/Virginia/elections/2024NovemberGeneral
  7. 2020 official Federal Election Commission report.
    https://www.fec.gov/documents/4227/federalelections2020.pdf
  8. 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
    https://transition.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2016/federalelections2016.pdf
  9. 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/federalelections2012.pdf
  10. 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/federalelections2008.pdf
  11. "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives"
    http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/federalelections2004.pdf
  12. "2000 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2000&f=1&off=0&elect=0
  13. "1996 Presidential Election Statistics"
    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0
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