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- ↑ Salaries of Wisconsin State Elected Officials (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2019. p. 2. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Wisconsin Election & Candidate Coverage, Voter Resources and Information". 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011.
- ↑ "Two incumbent democrats knocked out of office by narrow margins". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2010 Partisan Primary September 14, 2010 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 16, 2010.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2010 General Election November 3, 2010 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 1, 2010.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 26, 2012.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election November 4, 2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 26, 2014.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election November 8, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election November 6, 2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019.
- ↑ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election November 3, 2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020.