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- ↑ Representative Donna Mayfield -- Kentucky Legislature
- ↑ Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Information Bulletin No. 175b (4th Revised Edition). Kentucky General Assembly Membership, pp. 387-91. (The source only lists membership up to 2005, but the incumbent held the office then and continued to hold it until he was defeated in November 2010). (PDF)
- ↑ "Kentucky Republican won't defend her House seat". The Lexington Herald-Leader Web Edition. May 2, 2018.
- ↑ Mayfield's Campaign Page.
- ↑ Rachel Parsons, Mayfield, Pasley vie for House seat - Both House candidates emphasize experience, The Winchester Sun (KY), 10/26/2010, at Local News, available at NewsBank, Record Number: 20101026.loc.105616. Article, Retrieved on 11/3/2011.
- ↑ Mayfield's Campaign Page.
- ↑ Ronica Shannon, Former PVA files for county clerk, The Richmond Register (KY), 1/12/2010, at Local News, available at NewsBank, Record Number: 67b7f879d546fd46db34bd37d5fce2ebfef16d9. Article, Retrieved on 11/3/2011.
- ↑ ELECTION GUIDE: Primary candidate profiles, The Richmond Register (KY), 5/14/2010, at Local News, available at NewsBank, Record Number: e0c12d35ad6154881b60c12b6a9369de1f22ce3e. Article, Retrieved on 11/3/2011.
- ↑ State Republicans looking to gain ground, The Richmond Register (KY), 10/18/2010, at Local News, available at NewsBank, Record Number: c8dee1e2b7e55a8997ce444a4f7cd90ceff8523. Article, Retrieved on 11/3/2011.
- ↑ Carpenter wins state Senate race - Smart, Napier win; Pasley loses, The Richmond Register (KY), 11/3/2010, at Local News, available at NewsBank, Record Number: 1dc5e451cf3273a1e241c486d86b095c6b74985. Article, Retrieved on 11/3/2011.
- ↑ Mayfield adjusting to new position as state representative, The Richmond Register (KY), 1/24/2011, at Local News, available at NewsBank, Record Number: 5da0379e415ec1e374a199c52d967d16db96aa38. Article, Retrieved on 11/3/2011.
- ↑ County prepares for primary election, The Richmond Register (KY), May 2, 2012, at Local News, available at NewsBank, Record Number: e9f78bf3825b0cc857a873d1ea1d254ea4ad50. Article, Retrieved on 8/19/2012.
- ↑ Mayfield, Donna. "House Floor Amendment 11 to Kentucky House Bill 177, 2015 Session" (PDF). Kentucky Legislature. Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ↑ Kentucky Legislature HB177. Retrieved on 3/8/2015.