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- ↑ Kirby, Brendan (February 4, 2014). "Margie Wilcox rolls to landslide win as House district in Mobile stays Republican". al.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Carl, Wilcox in heated Mobile County Commission battle". al. February 28, 2016.
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