| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | IN | D | State House | District 030 | General | 2 | 10,512 | 48.0% | |
| 1974 | IN | D | State House | District 030 | Primary | 1 | 1,176 | 65.4% | |
| 1974 | IN | D | State House | District 030 | General | 1 | 10,344 | 56.9% | |
| 1976 | IN | D | State House | District 030 | Primary | 1 | 2,585 | 84.8% | |
| 1976 | IN | D | State House | District 030 | General | 1 | 12,333 | 56.3% | |
| 1978 | IN | D | State House | District 030 | General | 1 | 6,851 | 54.8% | |
| 1980 | IN | D | State House | District 030 | General | 1 | 12,888 | 56.6% | |
| 1982 | IN | D | State House | District 026 | General | 1 | 7,829 | 53.0% | |
| 1984 | IN | D | State House | District 026 | General | 1 | 10,930 | 58.4% | |
| 1986 | IN | D | State House | District 026 | General | 1 | 6,247 | 55.3% | |
| 1988 | IN | D | State House | District 026 | General | 1 | 11,262 | 80.9% | |
| 1990 | IN | D | State House | District 026 | General | 2 | 6,085 | 47.3% | |
| 1992 | IN | D | Superintendent of Public Instr. | General | 2 | 993,240 | 47.4% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |