ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, hiː kˈeɪm fˈɜːst ɪnðə pˈoʊlz ænd wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd sˈiːnjɚ kˈɑːnsəl fɔːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, wɪð ɡˈeɪəs mˈɛɹɪəs hˌuː kˈeɪm ɪn sˈɛkənd æz hɪz dʒˈuːnjɚ kˈɑːliːɡ.
In 108, he came first in the polls and was elected senior consul for 107, with Gaius Marius (who came in second) as his junior colleague.