| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NC | D | State House | District 012 | General | 2 | 14,432 | 27.7% | |
| 1982 | NC | D | State House | District 013 | General | 1 | 12,291 | 32.2% | |
| 1984 | NC | D | State House | District 013 | General | 1 | 17,772 | 32.2% | |
| 1986 | NC | D | State House | District 013 | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1988 | NC | D | State House | District 013 | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1990 | NC | D | State House | District 013 | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1992 | NC | D | Labor Commissioner | Primary | 1 | 320,000 | 54.4% | ||
| 1992 | NC | D | Labor Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,290,031 | 56.0% | ||
| 1996 | NC | D | Labor Commissioner | Primary | 1 | 300,870 | 63.2% | ||
| 1996 | NC | D | Labor Commissioner | General | 1 | 1,212,057 | 51.0% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |