| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|
| 1988 |
|
WV |
D |
State House |
District 027 |
Primary |
2 |
3,065 |
19.7% |
| 1988 |
|
WV |
D |
State House |
District 027 |
General |
1 |
7,908 |
32.6% |
|
| 1989 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 12A |
Appointment |
1 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
| 1990 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 12A |
General |
1 |
17,339 |
65.9% |
|
| 1994 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 15A |
General |
1 |
16,420 |
60.4% |
|
| 1998 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 15A |
General |
1 |
14,879 |
60.7% |
|
| 2002 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 15A |
General |
1 |
14,630 |
55.7% |
|
| 2006 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 15A |
Primary |
1 |
9,163 |
100.0% |
| 2006 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 15A |
General |
1 |
21,509 |
100.0% |
|
| 2010 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 15A |
Primary |
1 |
6,871 |
67.4% |
| 2010 |
|
WV |
D |
State Senate |
District 15A |
General |
1 |
19,192 |
57.0% |
|
| 2012 |
|
WV |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
Primary |
1 |
59,376 |
32.9% |
| 2012 |
|
WV |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
General |
1 |
316,591 |
51.6% |
|
| 2016 |
|
WV |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
Primary |
1 |
194,220 |
100.0% |
| 2016 |
|
WV |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
General |
2 |
274,191 |
41.3% |