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- ↑ "2004 Election Report" (PDF). South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ↑ "2016 Statewide General Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 7". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Statewide General Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 7". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ↑ "2020 Statewide General Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 7". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
