| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | Primary | 1 | 5,030 | 53.5% | |
| 1979 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 8,055 | 100.0% | |
| 1981 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 5,407 | 100.0% | |
| 1984 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | Primary | 1 | 2,394 | 85.6% | |
| 1984 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 7,268 | 100.0% | |
| 1986 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 5,517 | 100.0% | |
| 1988 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 8,699 | 100.0% | |
| 1990 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 6,094 | 100.0% | |
| 1992 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 10,626 | 100.0% | |
| 1994 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 5,820 | 100.0% | |
| 1996 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 8,181 | 100.0% | |
| 1998 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 7,084 | 100.0% | |
| 2000 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 8,926 | 100.0% | |
| 2002 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 8,820 | 100.0% | |
| 2003 | KY | D | Attorney General | Primary | 1 | 99,676 | 36.4% | ||
| 2003 | KY | D | Attorney General | General | 1 | 492,540 | 47.7% | ||
| 2007 | KY | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2008 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | Special | 1 | 3,591 | 80.0% | |
| 2008 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 10,895 | 77.0% | |
| 2010 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 7,275 | 69.9% | |
| 2012 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 10,746 | 100.0% | |
| 2014 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 1 | 10,602 | 100.0% | |
| 2016 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | Primary | 1 | 4,400 | 54.1% | |
| 2016 | KY | D | State House | District 095 | General | 2 | 8,466 | 47.0% | |
| 2019 | KY | D | Attorney General | General | 2 | 602,272 | 42.2% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. Asterisk in 'Pos' column: Indicates an election winner who did not finish in first place. |