| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 157,031 | 52.3% | |
| 1974 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 640,948 | 52.3% | |
| 1978 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 397,579 | 100.0% | |
| 1978 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 788,253 | 52.1% | |
| 1982 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 459,836 | 100.0% | |
| 1982 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,028,792 | 59.4% | |
| 1984 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 1 | 238,190 | 75.9% | ||
| 1984 | MN | DFL | U.S. Senate Class 2 | General | 2 | 852,844 | 41.3% | ||
| 1986 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 383,720 | 82.9% | |
| 1986 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 911,977 | 66.5% | |
| 1990 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 341,702 | 100.0% | |
| 1990 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,094,696 | 62.0% | |
| 1994 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 331,686 | 100.0% | |
| 1994 | MN | DFL | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,038,455 | 60.1% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |