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2016 Democratic Primary Election Results: U.S. House (District 2)
2016 Democratic Primary Election Results: U.S. House (District 2)
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
73.75%
Lynn Coleman
*
, Democratic, 39,372 votes
26.25%
Douglas M. Carpenter
, Democratic, 14,013 votes
Out of
53,385
votes casts, the margin of victory was
25,359
(47.50%)
