| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NC | R | State Senate | District 021 | General | 2 | 15,733 | 45.3% | |
| 1972 | NC | R | State House | District 028 | General | 1 | 25,430 | 18.3% | |
| 1974 | NC | R | State House | District 028 | General | 4 | 19,278 | 14.4% | |
| 1976 | NC | R | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 61,830 | 61.8% | ||
| 1976 | NC | R | Lt. Governor | General | 2 | 521,923 | 33.4% | ||
| 1978 | NC | R | State House | District 028 | General | 4 | 20,412 | 16.7% | |
| 1980 | NC | R | State House | District 028 | General | 1 | 29,504 | 17.6% | |
| 1982 | NC | R | State House | District 040 | General | 4 | 22,359 | 18.9% | |
| 1992 | NC | R | State House | District 040 | General | 5 | 33,683 | 16.3% | |
| 1994 | NC | R | State House | District 040 | General | 2 | 27,829 | 18.9% | |
| 1996 | NC | R | State House | District 040 | General | 1 | 38,035 | 20.4% | |
| 1998 | NC | R | State House | District 040 | General | 1 | 31,731 | 23.8% | |
| 2000 | NC | R | State House | District 040 | Primary | 1 | 5,951 | 30.4% | |
| 2000 | NC | R | State House | District 040 | General | 1 | 44,155 | 23.9% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |