| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MN | DFL | Lt. Governor | Primary | 2 | 119,177 | 32.5% | ||
| 1976 | MN | IR | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 2 | 32,115 | 23.0% | ||
| 1990 | MN | DFL | Auditor | Primary | 3 | 24,448 | 6.9% | ||
| 1992 | MN | DFL | U.S. House | District 03 | Primary | 2 | 8,526 | 40.0% | |
| 1994 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 4 | 6,063 | 1.6% | ||
| 1996 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 2 | 16,465 | 7.3% | ||
| 1998 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 3 | 75,156 | 18.2% | |
| 2000 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 5 | 1,336 | 0.3% | ||
| 2002 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 2 | 11,884 | 4.9% | ||
| 2004 | MN | DFL | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 2 | 2,264 | 8.9% | |
| 2006 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 2 | 75,938 | 28.6% | |
| 2008 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 3 | 3,923 | 1.6% | ||
| 2010 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 2 | 70,979 | 18.2% | |
| 2012 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 2 | 6,837 | 3.4% | ||
| 2014 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 2 | 44,700 | 29.1% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |