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- 1 2 "J. Elizabeth Mitchell Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "Primary Election Results - June 11, 1996 - State Representative, Democrat (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.)" . Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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