| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|
| 1974 |
43 |
AL |
D |
State Senate |
District 006 |
Primary |
1 |
6,137 |
37.6% |
| 1974 |
43 |
AL |
D |
State Senate |
District 006 |
Primary Runoff |
1 |
7,157 |
53.4% |
| 1974 |
43 |
AL |
D |
State Senate |
District 006 |
General |
1 |
11,275 |
100.0% |
|
| 1978 |
47 |
AL |
D |
State Senate |
District 006 |
Primary |
1 |
11,936 |
64.4% |
| 1978 |
47 |
AL |
D |
State Senate |
District 006 |
General |
1 |
12,249 |
100.0% |
|
| 1982 |
51 |
AL |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
Primary |
1 |
267,061 |
34.6% |
| 1982 |
51 |
AL |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
Primary Runoff |
1 |
530,218 |
61.5% |
| 1982 |
51 |
AL |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
General |
1 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
| 1986 |
55 |
AL |
D |
Commissioner of Agriculture |
|
General |
1 |
702,180 |
100.0% |
|
| 1990 |
59 |
AL |
R |
U.S. House |
District 05 |
Primary |
1 |
6,097 |
69.5% |
| 1990 |
59 |
AL |
R |
U.S. House |
District 05 |
General |
2 |
55,326 |
32.9% |