| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 3 | 7,510 | 7.2% | |
| 1948 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 3 | 6,959 | 7.0% | |
| 1950 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 2 | 26,746 | 31.5% | |
| 1954 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 3 | 29 | 0.0% | |
| 1956 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 2 | 29,102 | 25.9% | |
| 1962 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 3 | 7,543 | 4.6% | |
| 1964 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 2 | 23,483 | 39.0% | |
| 1966 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 2 | 24,014 | 33.7% | |
| 1968 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 2 | 27,882 | 35.8% | |
| 1970 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 2 | 22,151 | 30.0% | |
| 1970 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary Runoff | 2 | 36,194 | 40.3% | |
| 1972 | GA | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 8 | 8,685 | 1.2% | ||
| 1974 | GA | R | U.S. House | District 05 | Primary | 1 | 4,347 | 100.0% | |
| 1974 | GA | R | U.S. House | District 05 | General | 2 | 27,397 | 28.3% | |
| 1976 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 10 | Primary | 7 | 1,802 | 1.9% | |
| 1977 | GA | D | U.S. House | District 05 | Special Open Primary | 8 | 276 | 0.4% | |
| 1978 | GA | D | Attorney General | Primary | 2 | 141,242 | 24.2% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |