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- ↑ "VT Elections Database – 2004 State Representative General Election – Bennington 2-2 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved October 3, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "VT Elections Database – 2006 State Representative General Election – Bennington 2-2 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved October 3, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "VT Elections Database – 2008 State Representative General Election – Bennington 2-2 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ↑ "VT Elections Database – 2010 State Representative General Election – Bennington 2-2 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ↑ "VT Elections Database – 2012 State Representative General Election – Bennington 2-2 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
