| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TX | D | State House | District 040 | General | 1 | 9,708 | 65.6% | |
| 1980 | TX | D | State House | District 040 | Primary | 1 | 8,836 | 100.0% | |
| 1980 | TX | D | State House | District 040 | General | 1 | 17,992 | 100.0% | |
| 1982 | TX | D | State House | District 032 | Primary | 1 | 11,762 | 100.0% | |
| 1982 | TX | D | State House | District 032 | General | 1 | 16,452 | 100.0% | |
| 1990 | TX | D | Comptroller | General | 1 | 2,314,680 | 62.9% | ||
| 1994 | TX | D | Comptroller | Primary | 1 | 770,584 | 100.0% | ||
| 1994 | TX | D | Comptroller | General | 1 | 2,318,345 | 55.5% | ||
| 1998 | TX | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 510,835 | 100.0% | ||
| 1998 | TX | D | Lt. Governor | General | 2 | 1,790,106 | 48.2% | ||
| 2002 | TX | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 732,366 | 100.0% | ||
| 2002 | TX | D | Lt. Governor | General | 2 | 2,082,281 | 46.0% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |