| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | AL | D | State Senate | District 025 | Primary | 2 | 8,600 | 34.2% | |
| 1982 | AL | D | State House | District 073 | Primary | 1 | 4,395 | 39.2% | |
| 1982 | AL | D | State House | District 073 | Primary Runoff | 1 | 6,791 | 61.4% | |
| 1982 | AL | D | State House | District 073 | General | 1 | 6,513 | 100.0% | |
| 1983 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | Special | 1 | 2,960 | 77.7% | |
| 1986 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | General | 1 | 8,461 | 72.3% | |
| 1990 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | Primary | 1 | 5,074 | 62.2% | |
| 1990 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | General | 1 | 7,569 | 57.6% | |
| 1994 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | General | 2 | 4,277 | 34.9% | |
| 1998 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | Primary | 1 | 1,700 | 47.2% | |
| 1998 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | Primary Runoff | 1 | 1,195 | 54.8% | |
| 1998 | AL | D | State House | District 087 | General | 2 | 5,434 | 41.0% | |
| 2002 | AL | D | Commissioner of Agriculture | Primary | 2 | 120,861 | 33.9% | ||
| 2006 | AL | D | Governor | Primary | 4 | 4,000 | 0.9% | ||
| 2010 | AL | R | State Senate | District 029 | Primary | 2 | 7,155 | 35.9% | |
| 2016 | AL | D | U.S. House | District 02 | General | 2 | 112,089 | 40.5% | |
| 2020 | AL | D | U.S. House | District 02 | Primary | 2 | 18,898 | 40.8% | |
| 2022 | AL | D | State Senate | District 029 | General | 2 | 6,476 | 16.7% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |