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- ↑ "Cassie Chambers Armstrong". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ↑ Sonka, Joe (February 22, 2023). "Cassie Chambers Armstrong wins special election for Kentucky Senate". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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