| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | D | State Senate | District 021 | Primary | 1 | 12,340 | 55.4% | |
| 1974 | AL | D | State Senate | District 021 | General | 1 | 10,489 | 100.0% | |
| 1978 | AL | D | State Senate | District 021 | Primary | 1 | 16,032 | 55.8% | |
| 1978 | AL | D | State Senate | District 021 | General | 1 | 17,043 | 100.0% | |
| 1982 | AL | D | State Senate | District 021 | General | 1 | 18,270 | 100.0% | |
| 1983 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | Special | 1 | 3,431 | 99.8% | |
| 1986 | AL | D | Treasurer | Primary | 4 | 141,283 | 17.2% | ||
| 1990 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | Primary | 1 | 15,959 | 81.3% | |
| 1990 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | General | 1 | 23,332 | 73.9% | |
| 1994 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | General | 1 | 19,908 | 64.5% | |
| 1996 | AL | D | U.S. House | District 03 | Primary | 1 | 25,092 | 46.8% | |
| 1996 | AL | D | U.S. House | District 03 | Primary Runoff | 1 | 24,668 | 61.0% | |
| 1996 | AL | D | U.S. House | District 03 | General | 2 | 92,325 | 47.3% | |
| 1998 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | General | 1 | 24,332 | 63.8% | |
| 2002 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | General | 1 | 23,155 | 64.1% | |
| 2006 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | General | 1 | 19,656 | 60.8% | |
| 2010 | AL | D | State Senate | District 027 | General | 2 | 17,379 | 44.9% | |
|
Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |