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- ↑ "1991 House of Delegates Democratic Primary, District 63". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
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- ↑ "2015 January Specials 34th & 63rd HOD : 01/06/2015". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ "June 2015 Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
