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- ↑ "Burkes to run for open state House seat in Springdale, Lowell". Arkansas Online. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ "Rebecca Burkes - Arkansas House of Representatives". www.arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rebecca Burkes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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