| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | TN | D | Governor | Primary | 2 | 360,105 | 46.5% | ||
| 1970 | TN | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 261,580 | 44.3% | ||
| 1970 | TN | D | Governor | General | 2 | 509,521 | 46.0% | ||
| 1976 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 2 | 171,716 | 31.0% | ||
| 1994 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 1 | General | 3 | 13,244 | 0.9% | ||
| 1996 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 2 | General | 3 | 14,401 | 0.8% | ||
| 1998 | TN | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 123,384 | 41.3% | ||
| 1998 | TN | D | Governor | General | 2 | 287,750 | 29.5% | ||
| 2000 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 2 | 64,041 | 33.8% | ||
| 2002 | TN | I | U.S. House | District 05 | General | 3 | 3,063 | 1.8% | |
| 2002 | TN | I | Governor | General | 5 | 4,577 | 0.3% | ||
| 2002 | TN | I | U.S. Senate Class 2 | General | 3 | 6,407 | 0.4% | ||
| 2006 | TN | D | Governor | Primary | 2 | 31,933 | 7.2% | ||
| 2006 | TN | D | U.S. Senate Class 1 | Primary | 3 | 27,175 | 6.4% | ||
| 2014 | TN | I | Governor | General | 3 | 30,579 | 2.3% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |