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- ↑ Alabama Department of Archives and History: Lieutenant Governors
- 1 2 3 Alabama Department of Archives and History: Steve Windom
- 1 2 3 4 Lt. Gov. Steve Windom to speak at TSU spring commencement Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Mobile's Sen. Windom Ready to Leave Democrats, Join GOP," The Birmingham News, June 25, 1997, p. 1B
- ↑ "Windom Campaigning as Little-d Democrat," The Birmingham News, October 4, 1998, p. 27A
- 1 2 Steve Windom LLC: Home
- ↑ Siegelman tight-lipped over money The Birmingham News
- ↑ "Lawyer Convicted in Plot to Defame Candidate," The New York Times, June 23, 2000
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State: 1998 General Election Results – County Level
- ↑ Associated Press (June 9, 2007). "Senate floor fight viewed as giving US state Alabama's image a black eye" . Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- ↑ "Alabama Democrats Renominate Gov. Siegelman," The Washington Post, June 5, 2002, p. A16
- ↑ Steve Windom LLC: Home
- ↑ "Place 1 GOP Race Going to Runoff," The Birmingham News, June 4, 2008, p. 1B
- ↑ Alabama Judicial System Online
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State 2002 Election Results Archived April 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine July 3, 2008
- 1 2 Alabama Secretary of State Election Results July 3, 2008
