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- ↑ "Schumacher campaign: Pharmacist announces candidacy for Assembly District 77". WisPolitics . March 4, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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- ↑ County by County Report - 2024 Partisan Primary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2024. p. 77. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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