| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NC | D | State House | District 12B | General | 1 | 8,413 | 100.0% | |
| 1972 | NC | D | State House | District 019 | General | 1 | 18,092 | 20.6% | |
| 1974 | NC | D | State House | District 019 | General | 2 | 16,663 | 25.9% | |
| 1976 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 2 | 174,764 | 27.3% | ||
| 1976 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary Runoff | 1 | 292,362 | 56.1% | ||
| 1976 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 1,033,198 | 66.0% | ||
| 1980 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 367,964 | 50.9% | ||
| 1980 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 942,549 | 53.2% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |