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- ↑ "SDLRC - Senator John Wiik - 2019". Sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ↑ "State Senator John Wiik announces re-election bid". Thepublicopinion.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.