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- 1 2 "State of Alaska 2024 General Election Election Summary Report November 4, 2024 Unofficial Results" (PDF). elections.alaska.gov. State of Alaska. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ↑ "House District 9 Representative, Alaska.gov" (PDF). Alaska.gov. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Alaska Election Results". The New York Times. 2024-11-05. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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