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TSPLOST fails in Atlanta District, most others

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    In the Atlanta District it failed 63% to 37%.
    In the NW Georgia District it failed 68% to 32%.
    In the Georgia Mountains District it failed 75% to 25%.
    In the NE Georgia District it failed 65% to 35%.
    In the Three Rivers District it failed 69% to 31%.
    In the Middle Georgia District it failed 56% to 44%.
    In the Central Savannah River District it passed 54% to 46%.
    In the River Valley District it passed 54% to 46%.
    In the Heart of Georgia District it passed 52% to 48%.
    In the SW Georgia District it failed 57% to 43%.
    In the Southern Georgia District it failed 58% to 42%.
    In the Coastal Georgia District it failed 52% to 48%.

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    Here are the counties in each district:

    Atlanta: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale

    Central Savannah River: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes

    Coastal: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh and Screven

    Georgia Mountains: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White

    Heart of Georgia: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox

    Middle Georgia: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson

    Northeast Georgia: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Walton

    Northwest Georgia: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker and Whitfield

    River Valley: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor and Webster

    Southern Georgia: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner and Ware.

    Southwest Georgia: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas and Worth

    Three Rivers: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup and Upson.