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- ↑ "Sarah Casada". Web.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ↑ "Official Campaign Web Site - Sarah Casada". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "2002 U.S. House of Representatives Results" (PDF). Federal Election Commission . p. 65. Retrieved 2023-11-28.