Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2024)
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| 2024 Alameda County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 & August 9, 2024 |
| Primary election: March 5, 2024 General election: March 5, 2024 & November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, flood district, health care district, park district, sanitary district, transit districts, utility district, water district, and superior court judges |
| Total seats up: 63 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Alameda County, California, held primary elections for county board of supervisors, the Union Sanitary District, and superior court judges on March 5, 2024. Candidates could win outright with a majority of the vote in the primary. If no candidate received a majority, the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election scheduled for November 5, 2024. General elections for the county board of education and the Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors (Zone 7) were also scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for these offices was December 8, 2023.
The county also held general elections for the AC Transit District, Alameda County Water District, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), East Bay Municipal Utility District, East Bay Regional Park District, Washington Township Health Care District, Ohlone Community College District, and Peralta Community College District on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for these offices was August 9, 2024.
Elections for the Superior Court of Alameda County were canceled if the incumbent was the only candidate to file. Those incumbents were automatically re-elected to their seats.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
Board of supervisors
General election
Alameda County Board of Supervisors general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 2 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 4 | This general election was canceled. |
| District 5 |
 Nikki Fortunato Bas John Bauters |
Primary election
Alameda County Board of Supervisors primary election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
David Haubert (i) |
| District 2 |
Elisa Marquez (i) |
| District 4 |
Nate Miley (i) Jennifer Esteen |
| District 5 |
Ben Bartlett Nikki Fortunato Bas John Bauters Ken Berrick Omar Farmer Gregory Hodge Chris Moore Gerald Pechenuk Lorrel Plimier |
County board of education
Alameda County Board of Education general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Area 2 |
Angela Normand (i) John Lewis |
| Area 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Ken Berrick (i) |
| Area 5 |
Janevette Cole (i) Lupe Angulo Joe Orlando Ramos |
| Area 6 |
Eileen McDonald (i) John Guerrero |
Special district offices
Alameda County Flood Control (Zone 7)
Full terms
General election
General election for Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors Zone 7 (3 seats)
Incumbent Laurene Green, incumbent Kathy Narum, and incumbent Sandy Figuers defeated Alan Burnham in the general election for Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors Zone 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laurene Green (Nonpartisan) | 32.9 | 30,343 | |
| ✔ | Kathy Narum (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 23,833 | |
| ✔ | Sandy Figuers (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 22,454 | |
| Alan Burnham (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 15,723 | ||
| Total votes: 92,353 | ||||
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Short term
General election
Special general election for Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors Zone 7
Catherine Brown defeated Seema Badar in the special general election for Alameda County Flood Control Board of Directors Zone 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Catherine Brown (Nonpartisan) | 82.2 | 34,519 | |
| Seema Badar (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 7,468 | ||
| Total votes: 41,987 | ||||
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AC Transit District
AC Transit District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Ward 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: H. E. Christian Peeples (i) |
| Ward 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Jean Walsh (i) |
| Ward 6 |
Shonda Goward Jesse Lee Gunn A. Curtis Silva |
Alameda County Water District
Alameda County Water District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Zone 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: James Gunther (i) |
| Zone 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: John Weed (i) |
| Zone 5 |
Aziz Akbari (i) Raymond Ojeda |
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Matthew Rinn |
| District 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Barnali Ghosh |
| District 5 |
Melissa Hernandez (i) Joseph Grcar |
| District 7 |
Victor Flores Dana Lang |
East Bay Municipal Utility District
East Bay Municipal Utility District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Ward 1 |
Joey Smith Anthony Tave |
| Ward 2 |
Luz Gómez (i) |
| Ward 5 |
John Lewis Jim Oddie Alex Spehr |
| Ward 6 |
Richard De Vera Valerie Lewis Did not make the ballot: |
East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Ward 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Elizabeth Echols (i) |
| Ward 2 |
Lynda Deschambault Casey Farmer Shane Reisman |
| Ward 4 |
Taryn Edwards Luana España Susan Gonzales Tim McMahon |
Ohlone Community College District
Ohlone Community College District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Area 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Lance Kwan (i) |
| Area 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Greg Bonaccorsi (i) |
| Area 5 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Rakesh Sharma (i) |
Peralta Community College District
Peralta Community College District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Area 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Bill Withrow (i) |
| Area 2 |
Paulina Gonzalez-Brito (i) Sinead Anderson |
| Area 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Nicky Gonzalez Yuen (i) |
| Area 6 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Dyana Polk (i) |
Washington Township Health Care District
Washington Township Health Care District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large (2 seats) | The general election was canceled and these candidates were elected. William Nicholson (i)Jeannie Yee (i) |
Union Sanitary District
Union Sanitary District general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Ward 1 | This general election was canceled. |
| Ward 2 | This general election was canceled. |
| Ward 3 | This general election was canceled. |
Judicial offices
General election
Superior Court of Alameda County general election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Office #1 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #2 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #3 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #4 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #5 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #6 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #7 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #8 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #9 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #10 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #11 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #12 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #13 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #14 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #15 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #16 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #17 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #18 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #19 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #21 | This general election was canceled. |
| Office #22 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary election
Superior Court of Alameda County primary election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Office #1 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Sandra K. Bean (i) |
| Office #2 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Peter Borkon (i) |
| Office #3 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Arturo Castro (i) |
| Office #4 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Somnath Raj Chatterjee (i) |
| Office #5 |
Terry Wiley |
| Office #6 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Elisa Della-Piana (i) |
| Office #7 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Paul A. Delucchi (i) |
| Office #8 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Tara M. Desautels (i) |
| Office #9 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Tara M. Flanagan (i) |
| Office #10 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Michael J. Gaffey (i) |
| Office #11 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Lupe Garcia (i) |
| Office #12 |
Mark Fickes Michael P. Johnson |
| Office #13 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Toni Mims-Cochran (i) |
| Office #14 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Maria Morga (i) |
| Office #15 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Armando Pastran Jr. (i) |
| Office #16 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Thomas Matthew Reardon (i) |
| Office #17 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Veronica Rios Reddick (i) |
| Office #18 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Sarah Sandford-Smith (i) |
| Office #19 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Stephanie K. Sato (i) |
| Office #21 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Ruben Sundeen (i) |
| Office #22 | This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Delia Trevino (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2024
March 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in California, 2024
- United States Senate special election in California, 2024
- California's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 17th Congressional District election, 2024
- California State Senate elections, 2024
- California State Assembly elections, 2024
- California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (March 2024)
- Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2024)
- City elections in San Jose, California (2024)
- City elections in Oakland, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2024)
- Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2024)
- Alameda County, California, Measure A, Civil Service Charter Amendment (March 2024)
- Alameda County, California, Measure B, Recall of Officers Charter Amendment (March 2024)
- Alameda Unified School District, California, Measure E, Parcel Tax Measure (March 2024)
- Albany Unified School District, California, Measure G, Parcel Tax Measure (March 2024)
- Berkeley Unified School District, California, Measure H, Parcel Tax Measure (March 2024)
- Hayward Unified School District, California, Measure I, Bond Measure (March 2024)
- Moraga School District, California, Measure D, School Improvements Bond Measure (March 2024)
- Mountain House, California, Measure D, Creation of the City of Mountain House Measure (March 2024)
- Mountain House, California, Measure E, City Council Elections Measure (March 2024)
- Oakland, California, Measure D, Appropriations Limit Measure (March 2024)
- Piedmont, California, Measure F, Parcel Tax Measure (March 2024)
- San Leandro Unified School District, California, Measure J, Bond Measure (March 2024)
- San Mateo County Services Area No. 1, California, Measure B, Parcel Tax Renewal Measure (March 2024)
May 7, 2024
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District, California, Measure E, Renew Existing Parcel Tax Measure (May 2024)
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District, California, Measure F, Parcel Tax Measure (May 2024)
July 2, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in California, 2024
- United States Senate special election in California, 2024
- California's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 17th Congressional District election, 2024
- California State Senate elections, 2024
- California State Assembly elections, 2024
- California Changes to Tax Assessment on Inherited Homes Initiative (2024)
- California Changes to the State Children's Services Program Initiative (2024)#Measure design
- California Employee Civil Action Law and PAGA Repeal Initiative (2024)
- California Fast Food Restaurant Minimum Wage and Labor Regulations Referendum (2024)
- California Gender and Transgender-Related Policies in Schools, Sports, and Medicine Initiative (2024)#Sponsors
- California Oil and Gas Well Regulations Referendum (2024)
- California Pandemic Early Detection and Prevention Institute Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 32, $18 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 33, Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 34, Require Certain Participants in Medi-Cal Rx Program to Spend 98% of Revenues on Patient Care Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 35, Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 36, Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 3, Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 5, Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Bond Measures to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 6, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment (2024)
- California Remove Voter Approval Requirement for Public Low-Rent Housing Projects Amendment (2024)
- California Require Personal Finance Course for High School Graduation Initiative (2024)
- California Tribal Government Mobile and Retail Sports Betting Initiative (2024)
- California Two-Thirds Legislative Vote and Voter Approval for New or Increased Taxes Initiative (2024)
- City elections in San Francisco, California (2024)
- Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2024)
- Pamela Price recall, Alameda County, California (2023-2024)
- City elections in Fremont, California (2024)
- City elections in San Jose, California (2024)
- City elections in Oakland, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Fremont, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2024)
- Sheng Thao recall, Oakland, California (2024)
- Fremont Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- Oakland Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2024)
- Albany, California, Measure C, Sidewalk Repairs Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Albany, California, Measure R, Business License Tax for Rental Assistance Measure (November 2024)
- Albany, California, Measure S, City Manager Appointment Authority Amendment (November 2024)
- Albany, California, Measure T, Eliminate Bond Requirement for City Officers Amendment (November 2024)
- Albany, California, Measure U, Bonding Limit Exceptions Amendment (November 2024)
- Albany, California, Measure V, Voting Eligibility for Local Elections Amendment (November 2024)
- Albany Unified School District, California, Measure L, Classroom Improvement and Renovations Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, California, Regional Measure 4, Housing Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Bayshore Elementary School District, California, Measure HH, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure AA, Expenditure of Tax Revenue and Investment Income Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure BB, Housing and Tenants' Rights Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure CC, Rent Payment Fund Measure Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure DD, Prohibition of Livestock Facilities Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure EE, Sidewalks and Streets Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure FF, Sidewalk and Street Repairs Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure GG, Natural Gas Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure HH, Indoor Air Quality Standards Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure W, Real Property Transfer Tax Rates Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure X, Library Maintenance Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure Y, Park Maintenance Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Berkeley, California, Measure Z, Sugary Drink Tax Extension Measure (November 2024)
- Byron Union School District, California, Measure R, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Dublin, California, Measure II, Open Space Initiative Amendment (November 2024)
- Dublin, California, Measure JJ, Lobbyist Municipal Code Amendment (November 2024)
- El Cerrito, California, Measure G, Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Foster City, California, Measure V, Business License Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Fremont Unified School District, California, Measure M, School Repairs Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Hayward, California, Measure K1, Essential Services Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Jefferson Union High School District, California, Measure Z, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Menlo Park, California, Measure CC, Transient Occupancy Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Millbrae Elementary School District, California, Measure J, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Milpitas, California, Measure J, Essential Services Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Milpitas Unified School District, California, Measure Q, Educational Programs Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Mountain View Whisman School District, California, Measure AA, School Funding and Academic Programs Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Newark, California, Measure LL, Hotel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Newark Unified School District, California, Measure O, School Updates and Repairs Bond Measure (November 2024)
- New Haven Unified School District, California, Measure N, School Repairs and Safety Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Oakland, California, Measure MM, Wildfire Prevention Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Oakland, California, Measure NN, Police and Violence Reduction Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Oakland, California, Measure OO, Public Ethics City Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Piedmont Unified School District, California, Measure P, Teacher Retention and Academic Programs Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Pleasanton, California, Measure PP, City Services Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Ravenswood City School District, California, Measure S, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Richmond, California, Measure J, Top-Two Primary Election Initiative (November 2024)
- Richmond, California, Measure L, Ranked-Choice Voting Measure (November 2024)
- San Bruno Park School District, California, Measure O, Term Limits Measure (November 2024)
- San Bruno Park School District, California, Measure X, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition B, Community Health and Medical Facilities Bond Measure (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition C, Inspector General Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition D, City Commissions and Mayoral Authority Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition E, City Commissions Task Force Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition F, Police Staffing and Deferred Retirement Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition G, Rental Subsidies Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition H, Firefighter Retirement Benefits Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition I, Nurses and 911 Operators Retirement Benefits Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition J, Children and Youth Programs Amendment (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition K, Close Upper Great Highway to Private Vehicles and Establish Public Open Recreation Space Measure (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition L, Transportation Network Companies and Autonomous Vehicle Businesses Tax Measure (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition M, Changes to Business Taxes Measure (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition N, First Responder Student Loans and Training Reimbursement Measure (November 2024)
- San Francisco, California, Proposition O, Local Reproductive Healthcare Including Abortion Policies Initiative (November 2024)
- San Francisco Unified School District, California, Proposition A, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- San Joaquin Delta Community College District, California, Measure K, School Infrastructure Improvement Bond Measure (November 2024)
- San Lorenzo Unified School District, California, Measure Q, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- San Ramon, California, Measure N, Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District, California, Measure Q, Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- South San Francisco, California, Measure W, Business License Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Stanislaus County, California, Measure P, Cannabis Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Thornton Rural Fire Protection District, California, Measure S, Public Safety Services Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Union City, California, Measure QQ, Small Business Tax for Essential Services Measure (November 2024)
- Union School District, California, Measure V, Elementary and Middle School Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- West Side Community Health Care District, California, Measure A, Ambulance Services Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District, California, Measure V, Fire Protection Special Tax Measure (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Alameda County, California | ||
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| Alameda County | California | |
| Population | 1,682,353 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 737 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 38% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 10.3% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 31.3% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.2% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.8% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 48.7% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $104,888 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.3% | 12.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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