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- ↑ "WV-StSen-9-nominated". AP NEWS. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ "David Stover (West Virginia)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Brooks, Mary Catherine. "Senator-elect examining District 9 issues". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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