| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | IN | D | State House | District 001 | Primary | 2 | 4,611 | 15.6% | |
| 1978 | IN | D | State House | District 001 | Primary | 2 | 7,654 | 28.1% | |
| 1978 | IN | D | State House | District 001 | General | 1 | 15,330 | 38.0% | |
| 1980 | IN | D | State House | District 001 | Primary | 1 | 9,804 | 39.3% | |
| 1980 | IN | D | State House | District 001 | General | 1 | 20,611 | 38.9% | |
| 1982 | IN | D | State House | District 011 | Primary | 2 | 10,574 | 33.9% | |
| 1982 | IN | D | State House | District 011 | General | 1 | 20,926 | 41.0% | |
| 1984 | IN | D | State House | District 011 | Primary | 2 | 10,566 | 25.5% | |
| 1984 | IN | D | State House | District 011 | General | 1 | 25,573 | 30.8% | |
| 1986 | IN | D | State House | District 011 | Primary | 3 | 6,654 | 24.1% | |
| 1988 | IN | D | Superintendent of Public Instr. | General | 2 | 957,978 | 47.0% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |