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- ↑ Brennan, Shane. "New Castle County state representative primary results: Speaker of the House upset". The News Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Edelen, Joseph (September 11, 2024). "Newcomer ousts Delaware House speaker in primary". Bay to Bay News.
- ↑ "Rep. Valerie Longhurst Biography". dehousedems. State of Delaware . Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ↑ Petrowich, Sarah (12 September 2024). "How a new challenger beat the House Speaker, what it means for the future of progressive candidates". Delaware First Media.
- ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ↑ Brennan, Shane. "New Castle County state representative primary results: Speaker of the House upset". The News Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Edelen, Joseph (September 11, 2024). "Newcomer ousts Delaware House speaker in primary". Bay to Bay News.
- ↑ Rainey, Doug (10 September 2024). "Meyer wins out over Hall-Long in race for governor; Carney wins mayor's race House Speaker loses race". Delaware Business Now.
- ↑ Greene, Sean (10 September 2024). "Delaware House Speaker Longhurst falls in district race, Evans Gay gets Dems' Lt. Gov nod". WDEL 101.7FM.
