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- ↑ "Newark election 2014: Run-off races to be held in Central and West wards". 14 May 2014.
- ↑ Moss, Linda; and Porter, Mark S. "Nia Gill to run for Payne's Congressional seat ", The Montclair Times, March 20, 2012. Accessed April 8, 2012. "Gill, a Montclair resident, is one of three candidates who now have publicly declared that they will seek to fill Payne's vacant Congressional seat. In addition to Gill, Ronald Rice, a Newark Councilman, and Payne's son, Newark Councilman Donald Payne Jr., have also announced they are running for the 10th District seat."
- ↑ NJ Division of Elections Official Website , Accessed April 14, 2012
- ↑ Giambusso, David (June 5, 2012). "Donald Payne Jr. wins Democratic nomination for House seat in N.J.'s 10th District". The Star-Ledger . Retrieved June 8, 2012.