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State by state
State Number of
contenders		 Number of
finalists
Alabama 10 2
Alaska 2 0
Arizona 17 1
Arkansas 1 0
California 222 11
Colorado 26 1
Connecticut 38 5
Delaware 5 1
District of Columbia 0 0
Florida 59 4
Georgia 39 2
Hawaii 7 0
Idaho 4 1
Illinois 78 1
Indiana 17 2
Iowa 8 2
Kansas 9 1
Kentucky 8 2
Louisiana 6 0
Maine 0 0
Maryland 47 2
Massachusetts 54 4
Michigan 48 4
Minnesota 32 2
Mississippi 3 2
Missouri 14 2
Montana 1 0
Nebraska 3 1
Nevada 6 0
New Hampshire 7 2
New Jersey 108 4
New Mexico 5 1
New York 96 6
North Carolina 20 4
North Dakota 0 0
Ohio 35 7
Oklahoma 6 0
Oregon 10 0
Pennsylvania 49 4
Rhode Island 3 1
South Carolina 12 0
South Dakota 1 1
Tennessee 19 1
Texas 79 3
Utah 23 3
Vermont 3 0
Virginia 43 4
Washington 33 3
West Virginia 0 0
Wisconsin 23 3
Wyoming 0 0

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