| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | LA | D | State Senate | District 018 | Primary | 1 | 20,786 | 59.4% | |
| 1972 | LA | D | State Senate | District 018 | General | 1 | 24,438 | 100.0% | |
| 1979 | LA | D | Governor | Open Primary | 2 | 681,134 | 31.6% | ||
| 1979 | LA | D | Governor | General | 2 | 282,708 | 48.7% | ||
| 1994 | LA | D | State Senate | District 018 | Special | 1 | 19,327 | 54.7% | |
| 1995 | LA | D | State Senate | District 018 | General | 1 | 37,876 | 79.7% | |
| 1999 | LA | D | State Senate | District 018 | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |