| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | FL | D | State Senate | District 023 | Primary | 1 | 39,988 | 56.3% | |
| 1976 | FL | D | State Senate | District 023 | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1978 | FL | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 1982 | FL | D | State Senate | District 021 | Primary | 1 | 15,456 | 70.6% | |
| 1982 | FL | D | State Senate | District 021 | General | 1 | 37,108 | 51.5% | |
| 1984 | FL | D | State Senate | District 021 | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1986 | FL | D | Secretary of Education | Primary | 1 | 572,667 | 61.5% | ||
| 1986 | FL | D | Secretary of Education | General | 1 | 1,812,570 | 56.7% | ||
| 1990 | FL | D | Secretary of Education | General | 1 | 2,253,809 | 65.8% | ||
| 2004 | FL | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | Primary | 1 | 669,346 | 58.1% | ||
| 2004 | FL | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | General | 2 | 3,590,201 | 48.3% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |