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- ↑ Jeff Rose elected as new Buncombe Democratic Chairman
- ↑ "Website About Page". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- ↑ North Carolina Office of Archives & History. "Lillian Exum Clement Stafford Historical Marker".
- ↑ "Website About Page". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-09-02.