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- ↑ Benchaabane, Nassim (April 7, 2021). "Maplewood, Alton elect first Black mayors; Belleville elects first woman mayor in upsets to local incumbents". St. Louis Dispatch. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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- ↑ "Teamsters, Laborers back Alton mayoral challenger David Goins". Saint Louis Labor Tribune. March 8, 2021.
- ↑ "B03002 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE - Alton - 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ Brennan, Dan (July 20, 2021). "Gov. Pritzker Appoints Alton Mayor David Goins To America's Central Port District Board". riverbender.com.
- ↑ Davis, Elliott (November 4, 2011). "From pulpit to politics: Alton mayor on what surprised him after taking office". FOX2now .