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- ↑ "South Jersey Legislative Districts", The Philadelphia Inquirer , June 1, 1993. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Steven M. Petrillo Pennsauken; Age: 34; Occupation: Lawyer; Education: 1976, honors graduate, Pennsauken High School"
- ↑ Fitzgerald, J.A. (1994). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey . Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- 1 2 3 Winter, Carl A. (October 18, 1993). "7th District race follows custom and turns nasty". Courier-Post . Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Official List, Primary Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held June 8, 1993" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ↑ Pristin, Terry. "New Jersey Daily Briefing;$1 Million Campaign Costs", The New York Times , March 13, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ↑ Staff. "Assembly Campaign Spending rises, especially in South Jersey. The Most Expensive Race Cost $1.5 million. A watchdog group says '93 Reforms didn't do the job.", The Philadelphia Inquirer , March 14, 1996. Accessed June 22, 2010. "The District 7 race in Burlington and Camden Counties, eventually won by the Republican ticket of Diane Allen and Carmine DeSopo, was the most expensive in the state, totaling $1.5 million, according to Upmeyer's analysis of campaign finance reports."