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- 1 2 "Assemblyman Thomas Batten" (PDF). Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Legislature . Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ↑ Green, Michael (March 23, 2015). Nevada: A History of the Silver State. University of Nevada Press. p. 407. ISBN 9780874179743.
- ↑ "1994 Primary and General Election Results". Carson City, Nevada: Secretary of State of Nevada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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