| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 787,985 | 61.0% | |
| 1964 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 809,990 | 61.6% | |
| 1968 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 792,406 | 55.4% | |
| 1972 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 471,848 | 69.0% | |
| 1972 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 765,386 | 55.9% | |
| 1976 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 323,578 | 52.8% | |
| 1976 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,031,472 | 67.0% | |
| 1980 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 397,782 | 59.8% | |
| 1980 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 983,888 | 58.1% | |
| 1984 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 491,162 | 59.1% | |
| 1984 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,116,538 | 55.1% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |