| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | LA | D | State House | District 010 | Primary | 3 | 7,718 | 7.0% | |
| 1967 | LA | D | State House | District 010 | Primary Runoff | 2 | 10,468 | 26.0% | |
| 1968 | LA | D | State House | District 010 | General | 2 | 6,245 | 49.8% | |
| 1971 | LA | D | State House | District 060 | Primary | 1 | 2,962 | 24.0% | |
| 1971 | LA | D | State House | District 060 | Primary Runoff | 1 | 7,392 | 55.6% | |
| 1972 | LA | D | State House | District 060 | General | 1 | 8,896 | 77.8% | |
| 1975 | LA | D | State House | District 060 | Open Primary | 1 | 7,587 | 51.7% | |
| 1975 | LA | D | State House | District 060 | General | 1 | 6,006 | 100.0% | |
| 1979 | LA | D | Lt. Governor | Open Primary | 1 | 546,837 | 43.0% | ||
| 1979 | LA | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 1983 | LA | D | Lt. Governor | Open Primary | 1 | 730,139 | 47.6% | ||
| 1983 | LA | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 608,190 | 58.2% | ||
| 1987 | LA | D | Lt. Governor | General | 2 | 460,199 | 46.9% | ||
| 1987 | LA | D | Lt. Governor | Open Primary | 1 | 586,335 | 40.0% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |