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- ↑ "MN State Senate".
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- ↑ "Ted Lillie for Senate". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ↑ "Lillie, Ted H. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".