| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | IN | D | State House | District 010 | General | 6 | 45,098 | 10.1% | |
| 1972 | IN | D | State House | District 015 | Primary | 3 | 8,073 | 16.0% | |
| 1972 | IN | D | State House | District 015 | General | 5 | 29,866 | 15.5% | |
| 1974 | IN | D | State Senate | District 015 | Primary | 1 | 4,550 | 71.3% | |
| 1974 | IN | D | State Senate | District 015 | General | 1 | 18,921 | 55.5% | |
| 1976 | IN | D | Superintendent of Public Instr. | General | 2 | 1,013,268 | 48.7% | ||
| 1980 | IN | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 2 | 170,402 | 36.9% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |