| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NC | D | State Senate | District 012 | General | 2 | 18,625 | 36.6% | |
| 1984 | NC | D | State Senate | District 012 | General | 1 | 37,216 | 50.3% | |
| 1986 | NC | D | State Senate | District 012 | General | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1988 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 219,511 | 42.8% | ||
| 1988 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | General | 2 | 1,044,917 | 49.4% | ||
| 1994 | NC | D | State Senate | District 024 | General | 1 | 13,023 | 51.0% | |
| 1996 | NC | D | State Senate | District 024 | General | 1 | 22,074 | 52.1% | |
| 1998 | NC | D | State Senate | District 024 | General | 1 | 19,054 | 59.3% | |
| 2000 | NC | D | State Senate | District 024 | General | 1 | 28,732 | 59.1% | |
| 2002 | NC | D | State Senate | District 019 | Primary | 1 | 15,025 | 77.6% | |
| 2002 | NC | D | State Senate | District 019 | General | 1 | 25,493 | 63.4% | |
| 2004 | NC | D | State Senate | District 019 | General | 1 | 43,413 | 100.0% | |
| 2006 | NC | D | State Senate | District 019 | Primary | 1 | 8,971 | 75.3% | |
| 2006 | NC | D | State Senate | District 019 | General | 1 | 22,731 | 100.0% | |
| 2008 | NC | D | State Senate | District 019 | General | 1 | 57,027 | 100.0% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |