| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SD | D | State Senate | District 012 | General | 1 | 5,386 | 55.6% | |
| 1978 | SD | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 34,160 | 49.1% | ||
| 1978 | SD | D | Governor | General | 2 | 112,679 | 43.4% | ||
| 1980 | SD | D | State Senate | District 012 | General | 1 | 6,522 | 60.6% | |
| 1982 | SD | D | State Senate | District 012 | General | 1 | 4,728 | 62.6% | |
| 1984 | SD | D | State Senate | District 016 | General | 1 | 5,270 | 58.4% | |
| 1986 | SD | D | State Senate | District 016 | General | 1 | 4,970 | 59.8% | |
| 1988 | SD | D | State Senate | District 016 | General | 1 | 5,716 | 63.5% | |
| 1990 | SD | D | State Senate | District 016 | General | 1 | 4,637 | 63.1% | |
| 1992 | SD | D | State Senate | District 016 | General | 1 | 5,556 | 56.8% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |