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- ↑ "2019 General Election Results" (PDF).
- ↑ "2019 Runoff Election Results" (PDF).
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- ↑ "Sallie Alcorn". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "Sallie Alcorn - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.