| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CA | D | State House | District 019 | General | 1 | 52,630 | 64.8% | |
| 1970 | CA | D | State House | District 019 | General | 1 | 46,456 | 72.4% | |
| 1972 | CA | D | State House | District 019 | General | 1 | 61,133 | 79.3% | |
| 1974 | CA | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 56,779 | 76.3% | |
| 1976 | CA | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 54,661 | 70.0% | |
| 1978 | CA | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 47,685 | 69.2% | |
| 1980 | CA | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 63,872 | 74.1% | |
| 1982 | CA | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 1,893,631 | 74.4% | ||
| 1982 | CA | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 4,001,839 | 52.2% | ||
| 1986 | CA | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 2,020,747 | 100.0% | ||
| 1986 | CA | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 3,957,831 | 53.9% | ||
| 1988 | CA | D | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 1 | 2,367,067 | 81.7% | ||
| 1988 | CA | D | U.S. Senate Class 1 | General | 2 | 4,287,253 | 44.0% | ||
| 1990 | CA | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 2,234,813 | 100.0% | ||
| 1990 | CA | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 3,874,308 | 51.3% | ||
| 1992 | CA | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | Primary | 2 | 935,209 | 30.5% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |