| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 745,508 | 28.9% | |
| 1974 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 3,491,292 | 57.9% | |
| 1978 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 2,599,072 | 100.0% | |
| 1978 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 4,104,695 | 62.5% | |
| 1982 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 2,015,197 | 76.3% | |
| 1982 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 4,586,121 | 60.5% | |
| 1986 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 2,012,136 | 100.0% | |
| 1986 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 4,971,230 | 68.2% | |
| 1990 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 2,070,463 | 84.7% | |
| 1990 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 3,864,151 | 51.7% | |
| 2002 | CA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 3 | 613,802 | 28.1% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |