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- 1 2 "Mississippi Rep. Jerry Darnell (R) | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ↑ "House District 28: Jerry Darnell". Mississippi Public Education PAC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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