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- ↑ Eggert, Amanda (2024-11-06). "James Brown wins election as state auditor". Montana Free Press. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ↑ "Q&A: James Brown, Republican Candidate for State Auditor". Montana Public Radio. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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- ↑ Miller, Blair (2024-05-21). "Getting to know Montana's State Auditor candidates". The Daily Montanan.
- ↑ Nerbovig, Ashley (October 25, 2022). "Race for Montana Supreme Court Justice 2 generates spending, partisanship". KTVH. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ "Ingrid Gustafson reflects on high-dollar, hard-fought Montana Supreme Court race". KTVQ. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ Ragar, Shaylee; Cates-Carney, Corin (2022-11-09). "Brown concedes to Gustafson in contentious Supreme Court race". Montana Public Radio.
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