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- ↑ Shepherd, Michael (January 21, 2014). "Winthrop state senator bows out of 2014 race; ex-legislators want to replace him". Kennebec Journal . Augusta, Maine. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Maine Rep. Flood to Seek Maine Senate Seat". Maine Public Broadcasting Network . Associated Press. June 20, 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ Staff report (November 7, 2012). "Flood defeats Bustin in Senate 21 race". Kennebec Journal . Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ Moretto, Mario (August 6, 2014). "Pat Flood, Maine Senate GOP's budget guru, endorses Eliot Cutler". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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