| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 066 | General | 1 | 10,949 | 54.8% | |
| 1972 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 17,297 | 66.8% | |
| 1976 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | Primary | 1 | 4,930 | 72.3% | |
| 1976 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 17,435 | 63.7% | |
| 1980 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 16,917 | 60.2% | |
| 1982 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 15,257 | 57.0% | |
| 1986 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 14,715 | 62.0% | |
| 1990 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | Primary | 1 | 4,144 | 66.5% | |
| 1990 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 12,382 | 57.6% | |
| 1992 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 18,354 | 62.1% | |
| 1996 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 16,981 | 60.6% | |
| 1998 | MN | DFL | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 1998 | MN | DFL | Lt. Governor | General | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2000 | MN | DFL | State Senate | District 002 | General | 1 | 18,687 | 64.0% | |
| 2002 | MN | DFL | Governor | Primary | 1 | 199,103 | 88.8% | ||
| 2002 | MN | DFL | Governor | General | 2 | 821,268 | 36.5% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |