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- ↑ "Ed Gaunch". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Ed Gaunch's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 6, 2018". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 4, 2014". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
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