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- ↑ "W.Va. Senate 5 candidate: Robert H. "Bob" Plymale (D)". The Herald-Dispatch . September 27, 2020.
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- ↑ "Statewide Results: General Election - November 3, 2020". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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