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- ↑ "GA State House 104 - Special Runoff". ourcampaigns.com. December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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- ↑ "Chuck Efstration". House.Ga.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Georgia 104th District State House Results: Chuck Efstration Wins". New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ↑ Victor, Daniel (March 18, 2021). "Georgia added a hate-crimes law last year after the death of Ahmaud Arbery". New York Times . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
