| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | KY | D | State House | District 018 | Primary | 1 | 2,260 | 43.5% | |
| 1975 | KY | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 4,287 | 59.5% | |
| 1977 | KY | D | State House | District 018 | Primary | 1 | 4,924 | 62.8% | |
| 1977 | KY | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 4,702 | 100.0% | |
| 1979 | KY | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 6,228 | 100.0% | |
| 1981 | KY | D | State House | District 018 | Primary | 1 | 4,199 | 51.9% | |
| 1981 | KY | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 5,048 | 99.9% | |
| 1983 | KY | D | Auditor | Primary | 1 | 143,836 | 38.9% | ||
| 1983 | KY | D | Auditor | General | 1 | 503,954 | 64.3% | ||
| 1992 | KY | D | State Senate | District 005 | Primary | 1 | 2,755 | 26.3% | |
| 1992 | KY | D | State Senate | District 005 | General | 2 | 14,990 | 46.0% | |
| 2020 | KY | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 4 | 11,108 | 2.0% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |