| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | KY | D | Commissioner of Agriculture | Primary | 4 | 43,137 | 11.5% | ||
| 1991 | KY | D | Governor | Primary | 4 | 25,834 | 5.3% | ||
| 1995 | KY | D | Governor | Primary | 4 | 29,039 | 8.6% | ||
| 1995 | KY | Write-in | Governor | General | 3 | 3,965 | 0.4% | ||
| 1999 | KY | Reform | Governor | General | 3 | 88,930 | 15.3% | ||
| 2000 | KY | Reform | U.S. House | District 06 | General | 3 | 32,436 | 12.0% | |
| 2002 | KY | I | U.S. House | District 06 | General | 2 | 41,753 | 26.0% | |
| 2003 | KY | I | Attorney General | General | 3 | 109,498 | 10.6% | ||
| 2007 | KY | D | Governor | Primary | 5 | 20,704 | 5.9% | ||
| 2011 | KY | I | Governor | General | 3 | 74,860 | 9.0% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |