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| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
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| 1968 | 37 | TN | D | State House | District 035 | Primary | 1 | 4,155 | 100.0% |
| 1968 | 37 | TN | D | State House | District 035 | General | 1 | 7,471 | 100.0% |
| 1970 | 39 | TN | D | State House | District 035 | Primary | 1 | 6,189 | 100.0% |
| 1970 | 39 | TN | D | State House | District 035 | General | 1 | 8,785 | 100.0% |
| 1972 | 41 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | Primary | 1 | 5,676 | 100.0% |
| 1972 | 41 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | General | 1 | 5,240 | 100.0% |
| 1974 | 43 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | Primary | 1 | 8,099 | 100.0% |
| 1974 | 43 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | General | 1 | 11,166 | 100.0% |
| 1976 | 45 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | Primary | 1 | 9,875 | 100.0% |
| 1976 | 45 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | General | 1 | 16,681 | 100.0% |
| 1978 | 47 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | Primary | 1 | 6,585 | 100.0% |
| 1978 | 47 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | General | 1 | 8,232 | 100.0% |
| 1980 | 49 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | Primary | 1 | 3,396 | 100.0% |
| 1980 | 49 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | General | 1 | 10,873 | 72.3% |
| 1982 | 51 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | Primary | 1 | 7,418 | 100.0% |
| 1982 | 51 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | General | 1 | 8,614 | 100.0% |
| 1984 | 53 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | Primary | 1 | 2,803 | 100.0% |
| 1984 | 53 | TN | D | State House | District 076 | General | 1 | 10,645 | 100.0% |
| 1986 | 55 | TN | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 314,449 | 42.5% | |
| 1986 | 55 | TN | D | Governor | General | 1 | 656,602 | 54.2% | |
| 1990 | 59 | TN | D | Governor | General | 1 | 479,990 | 60.8% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |