| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NC | D | Governor | Primary | 2 | 181,692 | 27.8% | ||
| 1960 | NC | D | Governor | Primary Runoff | 2 | 275,905 | 43.9% | ||
| 1960 | NC | D (write-in) | Governor | General | 3 | 1,137 | 0.1% | ||
| 1964 | NC | D | Governor | Primary | 3 | 217,172 | 28.2% | ||
| 1980 | NC | R | Governor | Primary | 1 | 119,255 | 80.8% | ||
| 1980 | NC | R | Governor | General | 2 | 691,449 | 37.4% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |