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- ↑ "Chester City Council At-Large". Delaware County Election Results. Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Municipal General Election 2009: Results for Chester City Local Races". Unofficial Returns from the Municipal Election of November 2009. The Delaware County Election Commission. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Kopp, John (January 3, 2012). "Linder sworn in as new Chester mayor". The Delco Daily Times. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ Kopp, John (January 4, 2012). "Democrats are back in charge in Chester as mayor is sworn in". The Delco Daily Times. Retrieved July 14, 2012.