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- 1 2 "2002 General Primary Election, County Results – York". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 21, 2002. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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- ↑ "2010 General Election, County Results – York". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "2012 General Election, County Results – York". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 General Election, County Results – York". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Fred Owens". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ↑ Maenza, Anthony (May 18, 2022). "Longtime state Reps. Saylor, Gillespie lose Republican primary races". York Dispatch . Retrieved May 22, 2022.
