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- ↑ Graves, Dan (30 November 2020). "Nurse practitioner wins in landslide for State Senate". News@SDState .
- ↑ Kaczke, Lisa (3 June 2020). "South Dakota Primary Election roundup: House majority leader defeated in Republican primary". Sioux Falls Argus Leader .
- ↑ "Erin Tobin". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ Powers, Pat (2020-03-13). "Release: Republican Erin Tobin Running for District 21 Senate Seat". South Dakota War College. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ Haiar, Joshua. "Meet the Candidates: Erin Tobin". listen.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.