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- ↑ http://www.ksdk.com/news/elections/results/results.aspx?raceid=500%5B%5D
- ↑ "Jim Lembke's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006. Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.
