| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CA | D | State House | District 014 | Special Open Primary | 1 | 12,800 | 44.4% | |
| 1973 | CA | D | State House | District 014 | Special | 1 | 19,702 | 62.3% | |
| 1974 | CA | D | State House | District 014 | General | 1 | 49,456 | 79.6% | |
| 1976 | CA | D | State House | District 014 | General | 1 | 55,486 | 74.3% | |
| 1978 | CA | D | State House | District 014 | General | 1 | 45,464 | 74.6% | |
| 1980 | CA | D | State House | District 014 | General | 1 | 66,937 | 100.0% | |
| 1982 | CA | D | State Senate | District 010 | General | 1 | 105,813 | 57.8% | |
| 1986 | CA | D | State Senate | District 010 | General | 1 | 124,290 | 71.2% | |
| 1990 | CA | D | State Senate | District 010 | General | 1 | 111,253 | 60.6% | |
| 1994 | CA | D | State Senate | District 010 | General | 1 | 124,365 | 63.0% | |
| 1998 | CA | D | Attorney General | Primary | 1 | 1,294,166 | 47.3% | ||
| 1998 | CA | D | Attorney General | General | 1 | 4,119,139 | 51.5% | ||
| 2002 | CA | D | Attorney General | Primary | 1 | 1,715,460 | 82.9% | ||
| 2002 | CA | D | Attorney General | General | 1 | 3,716,282 | 51.3% | ||
| 2006 | CA | D | Treasurer | Primary | 1 | 2,079,963 | 100.0% | ||
| 2006 | CA | D | Treasurer | General | 1 | 4,253,854 | 52.8% | ||
| 2010 | CA | D | Treasurer | Primary | 1 | 2,051,698 | 100.0% | ||
| 2010 | CA | D | Treasurer | General | 1 | 5,433,222 | 56.5% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |