| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | KY | D | State House | District 007 | Primary | 1 | 4,866 | 55.9% | |
| 1977 | KY | D | State House | District 007 | General | 1 | 2,607 | 100.0% | |
| 1979 | KY | D | State House | District 007 | General | 1 | 5,284 | 100.0% | |
| 1981 | KY | D | State House | District 007 | General | 1 | 4,104 | 100.0% | |
| 1983 | KY | D | Commissioner of Agriculture | Primary | 1 | 132,593 | 35.4% | ||
| 1983 | KY | D | Commissioner of Agriculture | General | 1 | 500,125 | 63.8% | ||
| 1987 | KY | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 4 | 57,209 | 10.0% | ||
| 1990 | KY | D | State Senate | District 008 | Primary | 1 | 5,190 | 36.9% | |
| 1990 | KY | D | State Senate | District 008 | General | 1 | 17,489 | 59.5% | |
| 1994 | KY | D | State Senate | District 008 | General | 1 | 15,412 | 56.3% | |
| 1998 | KY | D | State Senate | District 008 | General | 1 | 18,097 | 62.7% | |
| 2002 | KY | D | State Senate | District 008 | General | 1 | 16,871 | 54.2% | |
| 2006 | KY | D | State Senate | District 008 | General | 1 | 23,616 | 100.0% | |
| 2008 | KY | D | U.S. House | District 02 | Primary | 1 | 61,007 | 58.6% | |
| 2008 | KY | D | U.S. House | District 02 | General | 2 | 143,379 | 47.4% | |
| 2010 | KY | D | State Senate | District 008 | General | 2 | 16,904 | 48.3% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |