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- ↑ "Ed Lewis". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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- ↑ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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