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- 1 2 "Senator J. Thomas McElveen, III". South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ "McElveen not running for reelection". Chronicle Independent. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.