| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | D | U.S. House | District 04 | Primary | 2 | 21,335 | 19.1% | |
| 1980 | AL | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | Primary | 2 | 163,196 | 35.7% | ||
| 1980 | AL | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | Primary Runoff | 1 | 204,486 | 50.6% | ||
| 1980 | AL | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | General | 2 | 610,175 | 47.1% | ||
| 1986 | AL | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 331,527 | 37.7% | ||
| 1986 | AL | D | Lt. Governor | Primary Runoff | 1 | 517,724 | 57.5% | ||
| 1986 | AL | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 726,111 | 61.8% | ||
| 1990 | AL | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 510,814 | 80.9% | ||
| 1990 | AL | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 768,988 | 67.3% | ||
| 1994 | AL | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 380,227 | 54.0% | ||
| 1994 | AL | D | Governor | General | 2 | 594,169 | 49.4% | ||
| 2006 | AL | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 629,268 | 50.6% | ||
| 2010 | AL | D | Lt. Governor | General | 2 | 718,636 | 48.4% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |