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- ↑ "2018 Arkansas State Senate Election Results". USA Today.
- ↑ Earley, Neal. "State Senate races tightly contested". Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
- ↑ Wickline, Michael R. (September 28, 2022). "Arkansas Senate suspends Clark, strips him of seniority for filing frivolous ethics complaint". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Little Rock: WEHCO Media . Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ↑ The Associated Press (July 21, 2022). "Arkansas Senate strips 2 lawmakers of leadership posts". Little Rock: KATV . Retrieved February 11, 2023.
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