| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NC | D | State Senate | District 037 | General | 1 | 21,222 | 50.4% | |
| 1998 | NC | D | State Senate | District 037 | General | 1 | 19,476 | 54.9% | |
| 2000 | NC | D | State Senate | District 037 | General | 1 | 26,374 | 54.8% | |
| 2002 | NC | D | State Senate | District 046 | General | 1 | 22,251 | 52.4% | |
| 2004 | NC | D | State Senate | District 046 | Primary | 1 | 6,042 | 83.4% | |
| 2004 | NC | D | State Senate | District 046 | General | 1 | 32,595 | 53.4% | |
| 2006 | NC | D | State Senate | District 046 | General | 1 | 22,557 | 54.4% | |
| 2008 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 608,290 | 45.7% | ||
| 2008 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 2,133,058 | 51.1% | ||
| 2012 | NC | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 428,475 | 45.9% | ||
| 2012 | NC | D | Governor | General | 2 | 1,931,580 | 43.2% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |