| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NC | D | State House | District 21B | General | 1 | 7,603 | 51.6% | |
| 1972 | NC | D | State House | District 022 | General | 2 | 24,742 | 14.0% | |
| 1974 | NC | D | State House | District 022 | General | 2 | 19,342 | 16.7% | |
| 1980 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | Primary | 2 | 155,126 | 22.4% | ||
| 1984 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | Primary | 1 | 501,076 | 65.8% | ||
| 1984 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,103,587 | 54.1% | ||
| 1988 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,151,049 | 57.1% | ||
| 1992 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,333,273 | 56.5% | ||
| 1996 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,388,894 | 56.7% | ||
| 2000 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,590,139 | 56.5% | ||
| 2004 | NC | D | Insurance Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,934,076 | 57.6% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |