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- ↑ Kropfskropf, Schuyler (2012-06-12). "Chip Limehouse scores easy victory; former Dorchester County administrator Ed Carter wins nomination – The Post and Courier". Postandcourier.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ "1st Congressional District field expands as Rep. Chip Limehouse announces candidacy". The Post and Courier . January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Limehouse's exit could trigger Charleston-Mount Pleasant fight". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
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- ↑ "South Carolina House Resolution H. 5356" . Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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