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- ↑ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado Senate District 20 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Colorado Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times . Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ↑ Toomer, Lindsey (November 9, 2022). "Democrats on their way to maintain control of Colorado Senate according to Wednesday results". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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