| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NC | R | Superintendent of Public Instr. | Primary | 1 | 75,519 | 35.2% | ||
| 1992 | NC | R | Superintendent of Public Instr. | General | 2 | 1,041,663 | 44.5% | ||
| 1994 | NC | R | State Senate | District 016 | General | 1 | 36,555 | 34.0% | |
| 1996 | NC | R | State Senate | District 016 | General | 3 | 54,865 | 24.8% | |
| 1998 | NC | R | State Senate | District 016 | General | 3 | 43,092 | 24.3% | |
| 2002 | NC | R | State Senate | District 022 | Primary | 2 | 3,995 | 31.8% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |