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- ↑ "Gene R. Wenstrom Candidate". Minnesota Historial Election Archive. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- 1 2 "Wenstrom, Gene R." Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ↑ Who's who in the Midwest: Volume 17, A.N. Marquis, 1980
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