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Abraham Lincoln was a State Legislator from the state of Illinois, for one term. He lost when running for reelection.

He also was a member of the Illinois state assembly, for a total of 4 terms, or 8 years. The first time he ran for State Assembly, in 1832, he lost but ran again in 1834, and won.

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