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- ↑ "Barbara Jackson Associate Justice - NC Supreme Court" . Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ↑ News & Observer: Newest Madam Justice makes supremely female majority Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "11/06/2018 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "11/02/2010 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "07/20/2004 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 4, 2024.