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- ↑ "Democrat Jones squeaks by Staub", The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, p. 3A, 1991-11-06
- ↑ "Jones appears on way to upset over Stanwix", The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, p. 9A, 1992-11-04
- ↑ "Jones, McManus await absentees", The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, p. 11A, 1994-11-09
- ↑ "Sen. Jones wins race in 55th by 232 votes", The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, pp. 1A, 1994-11-17
- ↑ The New York Red Book 1997–1998, Guilderland, New York: New York Legal Publishing Corp., 1997, p. 564, OCLC 37417499