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Before his resignation, how many terms was Thad Cochran re-elected to the Senate by wide margins?
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Before his resignation, Thad Cochran was re-elected to the Senate by wide margins six times. The first time was in 1978, when he defeated Democratic incumbent John Stennis by over 400,000 votes. He was then re-elected in 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008. In all of these elections, Cochran won by at least 55% of the vote.
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