| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SC | D | State House | District 023 | General | 1 | 1,761 | 97.9% | |
| 1976 | SC | D | State House | District 023 | General | 1 | 3,148 | 100.0% | |
| 1978 | SC | D | State House | District 023 | General | 1 | 2,461 | 98.5% | |
| 1980 | SC | D | State House | District 023 | General | 1 | 2,972 | 99.5% | |
| 1982 | SC | D | State House | District 023 | General | 1 | 3,747 | 97.9% | |
| 1984 | SC | D | State Senate | District 007 | General | 1 | 11,688 | 95.5% | |
| 1988 | SC | D | State Senate | District 007 | General | 1 | 10,980 | 97.6% | |
| 1990 | SC | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 116,471 | 60.1% | ||
| 1990 | SC | D | Governor | General | 2 | 212,034 | 27.9% | ||
| 1992 | SC | D | State Senate | District 007 | Primary | 1 | 3,064 | 79.3% | |
| 1992 | SC | D | State Senate | District 007 | General | 1 | 12,924 | 76.7% | |
| 1994 | SC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 2 | 58,597 | 24.3% | ||
| 1995 | SC | D | State Senate | District 007 | Special | 2 | 4,079 | 45.2% | |
| 1996 | SC | D | State Senate | District 007 | Primary | 2 | 1,248 | 28.4% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |