| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 130,520 | 27.1% | |
| 1996 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,312,386 | 53.5% | |
| 2000 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,512,076 | 54.4% | |
| 2002 | NC | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 3 | 97,392 | 15.2% | ||
| 2004 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 327,848 | 80.6% | |
| 2004 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 1,911,585 | 57.3% | |
| 2008 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 2,316,903 | 56.8% | |
| 2010 | NC | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | Primary | 1 | 154,605 | 36.3% | ||
| 2010 | NC | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | Primary Runoff | 1 | 95,390 | 60.0% | ||
| 2010 | NC | D | U.S. Senate Class 3 | General | 2 | 1,145,074 | 43.0% | ||
| 2012 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 2,331,173 | 53.8% | |
| 2016 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 2,368,091 | 52.3% | |
| 2020 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 2,755,570 | 51.2% | |
| 2024 | NC | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 2,838,306 | 51.0% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |