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- ↑ "Mike Woelfel (D - Cabell, 05)". West Virginia State Legislature. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ↑ "West Virginia Senate District 05". West Virginia State Legislature. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ↑ Hannahs, Alyssa (6 December 2022). "Senator Mike Woelfel selected W.Va. Senate minority leader". www.wsaz.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ↑ "WV Republicans Take Over House of Delegates, Make Senate Gains". WTRF. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ↑ McElhinny, Brad (December 14, 2020). "Moore Capito is named W.Va. House Judiciary chairman, one of a few committee changes". West Virginia MetroNews .
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- ↑ "Michael A. Woelfel (D - Cabell, 05) Minority Whip Biography".
- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 6, 2018". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 4, 2014". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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