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Republicans dominate as Lincoln County casts record number of ballots

for Kama la Harris, Trump's popularity in Lincoln County has grown every time he's been on the ballot. After receiving 72.3 percent of the vote in 2016 when running against Hillary Clinton, Trump received 75,1 percent in 2020. By comparison, Mitt Romney received 62,9 percent of the vote in 2012, the last time a Democrat received more than 30 percent, with Barack Obama finishing with 34 percent. Trump was hardly the exception though when it came to Republicans winning in Lincoln County, although he did receive the highest percentage in any contested race. All Republicans in contested received at least 70 percent of the vote, including Josh

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