CREATE TABLE table_72 ("County" TEXT, "Precincts" FLOAT, "Lunsford" FLOAT, "% Lunsford" TEXT, "McConnell" FLOAT, "% McConnell" TEXT, "Total" TEXT)

When % mcconnell is 44.54% what are the total number of counties?
SELECT COUNT("County") FROM table_72 WHERE "% McConnell" = '44.54%'
SELECT COUNT("County") FROM "table_72" WHERE "% McConnell" = '44.54%'