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- ↑ Catts, Everett (23 May 2018). "Cagle, Kemp in GOP runoff; Abrams wins Dem side". Marietta Daily Journal . Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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- ↑ Bluestein, Greg (16 August 2013). "Roy Barnes weighs in on future leader of Georgia Democrats". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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