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- ↑ "Senator John Carlson (R) District 04". www.senate.leg.state.mn.us. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07.
- ↑ Bierschbach, Briana (October 17, 2012). "Both sides go all out in Saxhaug-Carlson SD 5 duel". Politics in Minnesota.
- ↑ "Results for All State Senate Races". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ↑ "John Carlson Biography". Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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