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- ↑ "Larry N. Larson". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ "Crawford: Larson ineffective". Ames Daily Tribune. 4 November 1972. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ "Vote canvass brings no changes here". Ames Daily Tribune. 13 November 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2022.