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- ↑ "Primary Election, June 11, 2002 - Tabulations - U.S. House, 2nd District - Democratic (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.)" . Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ Curtis, Abigail (November 7, 2012). "Longley takes Waldo County probate position". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ L'Hommedieu, Andrea (March 23, 2010). "Interview with Susan Longley by Andrea L'Hommedieu". Bates College . Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ Waldo County Probate Judge Susan Longley seeks reelection
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