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- ↑ "Senator JoNell A. Bakke". North Dakota Senate . Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Legislative Branch". North Dakota Blue Book 2007-2008. 2007. p. 426. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ↑ Hageman, John (November 8, 2018). "Democrats appear to gain three seats; Carlson ousted". The Bismarck Tribune. North Dakota, Bismarck. p. B 2. Retrieved September 25, 2019– via Newspapers.com.