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- ↑ Results of Spring Primary Election - 02/15/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 29, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Results of Spring General Election - 04/04/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. May 17, 2000. p. 5. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2013 Spring Election - 4/2/2013 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. May 8, 2013. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2019 Spring Election - 4/2/2019 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. April 22, 2019. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2020.