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- ↑ "Ferguson pleads guilty in drug case". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ↑ "James Ferguson Obituary (2011) - Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg Herald-Journal". Legacy.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ↑ "South Carolina US Senate Candidates, 2003-2004". Open Secrets. 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. June 7, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Former judge, state legislator James 'Tee' Ferguson dies". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2024.