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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627150531/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/greg-abbott-1994-financials-00019652-43056.pdf">1994</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627150531/http://records.texastribune.org/personal-finance/greg-abbott-1993-financials-00019652-25865.pdf">1993</a></li> </ul> <table class="table financials" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Year</th> <td class="table-data year"></td> </tr> <tr> <th></th> <td class="table-data"><input type="button" value="Download PDF"/></td> </tr> </table> <p><a href="/web/20150627150531/http://www.texastribune.org/bidness/explore/greg-abbott/">Learn more</a> about this elected official's financial interests.</p> </div> <div class="cell w-5"> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Election Info</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <table class="table table-election"> <thead class="table-header"> <tr> <th>Election</th> <th>Outcome</th> </tr> </thead> <tr> 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