| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | Special | 1 | 1,574 | 57.5% | |
| 1972 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 4,452 | 68.1% | |
| 1974 | NE | D | Governor | General | 3 | 24,320 | 5.4% | ||
| 1976 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 4,111 | 77.5% | |
| 1980 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 4,068 | 84.3% | |
| 1982 | NE | D | Attorney General | General | 2 | 85,070 | 16.7% | ||
| 1984 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 7,465 | 96.7% | |
| 1988 | NE | New Alliance | U.S. Senate Class 1 | General | 3 | 10,372 | 1.6% | ||
| 1988 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 2,084 | 81.8% | |
| 1992 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 6,317 | 74.1% | |
| 1994 | NE | Write-in | Governor | General | 3 | 2,976 | 0.5% | ||
| 1996 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 6,077 | 100.0% | |
| 2000 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 5,830 | 100.0% | |
| 2004 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 7,810 | 100.0% | |
| 2012 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 6,734 | 66.9% | |
| 2016 | NE | I | State Senate | District 011 | Open Primary | 1 | 1,066 | 74.2% | |
| 2016 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | General | 1 | 7,763 | 81.8% | |
| 2024 | NE | D | State Senate | District 011 | Open Primary | 2 | 1,347 | 44.5% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |