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- ↑ "General Election Official Results". Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections. December 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Challenger Spencer Frye Defeats Incumbent Keith Heard in the 118th District Dem. Primary". Athens, GA Patch. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ↑ "Representative Spencer Frye". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ↑ "Athens state Rep. Frye wants tax incentives for smaller music businesses" . Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ↑ "Athens representative Spencer Frye on state legislative committee set to study short-term residential rentals" . Retrieved 2017-08-18.
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- ↑ "Board of Visitors - School of Social Work at the University of Georgia". ssw.uga.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ↑ "Members – Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee (ACCDC)". clarkedemocrats.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
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