There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more than the next six finalists combined ...

On the morning of October 21, 1892, children at schools across the country rose to their feet, faced a newly installed American flag and, for the first time, recited 23 words written by a man that ...

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, more than 165,000, or 43 percent, were cast for the current state flag, which received more votes than the next five top designs combined.