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- ↑ Galloway, Jim (March 18, 2010). "Don Balfour pulls out of race for Congress — and state Senate". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ↑ Young, Camie (May 20, 2014). "Balfour disappointed in election defeat, but grateful for 22 years in office". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ Josh Green, "Senate race pits Balfour against Lawrenceville attorney", Gwinnett Daily Post , October 31, 2012.
- ↑ Galloway, Jim (September 27, 2013). "State Sen. Don Balfour indicted on 18 counts". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved October 13, 2013.
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- ↑ Michelle Wirth, "Senator Don Balfour Returns to Georgia Senate", WABE, January 13, 2014.