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- ↑ "Anna Border's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Tomblin, Earl Ray (June 21, 2011). "Governor Appoints Anna Border to Represent the 9th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates". West Virginia Governor. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia . Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
