| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NC | D | State House | District 018 | General | 1 | 17,448 | 50.1% | |
| 1982 | NC | D | State House | District 019 | General | 1 | 13,182 | 51.1% | |
| 1984 | NC | D | State House | District 019 | General | 2 | 18,023 | 49.0% | |
| 1986 | NC | R | State House | District 019 | General | 2 | 12,797 | 49.4% | |
| 1988 | NC | D | State House | District 019 | General | 1 | 17,606 | 39.5% | |
| 1990 | NC | D | State House | District 019 | General | 1 | 15,369 | 38.5% | |
| 1992 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 265,799 | 41.2% | ||
| 1992 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 1,341,777 | 53.5% | ||
| 1996 | NC | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 1,339,893 | 54.5% | ||
| 2000 | NC | D | Governor | Primary | 2 | 203,723 | 36.3% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |