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- 1 2 Barto, Sally (January 21, 2015). "Wright thought hard about decision to seek new office". The Mountain Eagle . Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Estep, Bill (November 3, 2015). "Letcher Circuit Judge Sam Wright defeats Judge Janet Stumbo for state Supreme Court". Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Samuel T. Wright of Letcher County sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court, takes 7th district seat". North Kentucky Tribune. December 7, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
