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McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984. That year, he was the only Republican challenger in the country to defeat a Democrat incumbent, and the first Republican to win a statewide race in Kentucky since 1968. McConnell’s landslide victory in 2002 is also one for the record books: On November 5, he won a fourth term with 65 percent of the vote, the largest margin of victory for a Republican in Kentucky history. The previous record was held by the legendary Senator John Sherman Cooper. On June 27, 2005, McConnell became the longest-serving Republican Senator from Kentucky, again breaking a record previously held by Cooper.
- Voting Record from Project Vote Smart
- Where he stands on the issues from OnTheIssues.com
- Official Senate site – Senator Addison Mitchell “Mitch” McConnell, Jr.
- Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell
- WashingtonPost.com: Mitch McConnell Votes Database
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