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- ↑ Mattise, Jonathan (November 13, 2014). "GOP used car salesman tops senior W.Va. senator". Associated Press.
- ↑ "Road Trip to Trump's Inauguration: 'Glad to See My Efforts Come to Fruition'". New York Times. January 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 6, 2018". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 4, 2014". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 4, 2008". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
