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- ↑ "Jill Barry Wins 31st House District In Close Race". Hartford Courant. November 7, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ↑ Election Results and Related Data. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Updated 8/18/10. Accessed 9/27/10.