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- ↑ https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/campbell.xml
- ↑ McLaughlin, Lacey (21 July 2010). "Chicks We Love". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ "Election Set for Mississippi House Seat Vacated by Campbell". Jackson Free Press . Associated Press. July 2, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
