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- 1 2 Battaglia, Roman (February 8, 2022). "Bud Freel nominated for State House special election". WDDE . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ McAneny, D. J. (March 5, 2022). "Bud Freel declared winner of 4th Representative District special election". WDEL . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Freel wins Delaware's 4th District seat in special election". Delaware State News . March 7, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ↑ "4th State Representative District Special Election - Saturday, March 5th, 2022" (PDF). Delaware Department of Elections.