| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NC | D | State Senate | District 009 | General | 1 | 13,770 | 60.1% | |
| 1976 | NC | D | State Senate | District 009 | General | 1 | 22,784 | 100.0% | |
| 1978 | NC | D | State Senate | District 009 | General | 1 | 15,325 | 100.0% | |
| 1980 | NC | D | Auditor | Primary | 1 | 247,993 | 42.8% | ||
| 1980 | NC | D | Auditor | Primary Runoff | 1 | 119,629 | 62.5% | ||
| 1980 | NC | D | Auditor | General | 1 | 952,157 | 58.2% | ||
| 1984 | NC | D | Auditor | General | 1 | 1,094,147 | 54.3% | ||
| 1988 | NC | D | Auditor | Primary | 1 | 343,287 | 80.5% | ||
| 1988 | NC | D | Auditor | General | 1 | 1,035,768 | 51.9% | ||
| 1992 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 3 | 102,207 | 15.8% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |