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- 1 2 "Randy Udell for Assembly - Bio" . Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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- ↑ "Udell Campaign: Announces candidacy for Dane County Board District 33". WisPolitics . December 11, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ↑ "State Rep. Jimmy Anderson announces State Senate candidacy". HGN News. December 29, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ↑ Bahl, Andrew (March 6, 2024). "Second Fitchburg alder, Randy Udell, gets into state Assembly race".
- ↑ Menkes, Ava (June 24, 2024). "In Democratic primary, candidates emphasize broadband, education". Wisconsin Watch . Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Ratcliff wins Senate District 16 Democratic primary; Udell eclipses Maldonado for 47th Assembly seat". Fitchburg Star. August 14, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ↑ Spring Primary Election - February 18, 2020 (Report). Fitchburg city government. February 18, 2020. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ↑ Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary - April 7, 2020 (Report). Fitchburg city government. April 7, 2020. p. 3. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ↑ Spring Election - April 5, 2022 (Report). Fitchburg city government. April 5, 2022. pp. 2–3. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ↑ Spring Election Official Results - April 4, 2023 (Report). Fitchburg City government. April 4, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Spring Election & Presidential Preference Primary - County Supervisor District 33". County of Dane, Wisconsin - Election and Voting Information. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ↑ County by County Report - 2024 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2024. p. 47. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ↑ County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 47. Retrieved January 2, 2025.