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- ↑ "Delegate Luke Torian » Torian Participates in Candidates Forum". www.delegatetorian.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Lingamfelter is Running". Potomac Local News. August 29, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ↑ "2011 House of Delegates General Election District 31". Virginia Department of Elections.
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