| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | WV | D | State House | District 017 | Primary | 10 | 7,896 | 3.0% | |
| 1980 | WV | D | State House | District 017 | General | 23 | 28,220 | 3.4% | |
| 1982 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | Primary | 6 | 7,004 | 4.0% | |
| 1982 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | General | 6 | 28,814 | 4.7% | |
| 1984 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | Primary | 10 | 9,858 | 3.9% | |
| 1984 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | General | 10 | 32,947 | 4.4% | |
| 1986 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | Primary | 8 | 7,845 | 4.6% | |
| 1986 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | General | 12 | 18,389 | 4.4% | |
| 1988 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | Primary | 2 | 12,994 | 5.3% | |
| 1988 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | General | 11 | 28,364 | 4.5% | |
| 1989 | WV | D | State Senate | District 08A | Appointment | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1990 | WV | D | State Senate | District 08A | General | 1 | 21,280 | 50.4% | |
| 1994 | WV | D | State Senate | District 08A | General | 2 | 22,591 | 46.5% | |
| 2000 | WV | D | U.S. House | District 02 | Primary | 1 | 37,810 | 43.3% | |
| 2000 | WV | D | U.S. House | District 02 | General | 2 | 103,003 | 45.9% | |
| 2002 | WV | D | U.S. House | District 02 | Primary | 1 | 31,597 | 43.5% | |
| 2002 | WV | D | U.S. House | District 02 | General | 2 | 65,400 | 40.0% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |