| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | GA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 2 | 344,714 | 43.6% | |
| 1982 | GA | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary Runoff | 2 | 404,986 | 48.2% | |
| 1992 | GA | D | Labor Commissioner | Special Primary | 2 | 313,166 | 39.0% | ||
| 1992 | GA | D | Labor Commissioner | Special Primary Runoff | 1 | 317,922 | 56.7% | ||
| 1992 | GA | D | Labor Commissioner | Special | 1 | 1,040,578 | 51.0% | ||
| 1994 | GA | D | Labor Commissioner | Primary | 1 | 334,502 | 100.0% | ||
| 1994 | GA | D | Labor Commissioner | General | 1 | 782,111 | 53.9% | ||
| 1998 | GA | D | Governor | Primary | 3 | 65,860 | 13.5% | ||
| 2010 | GA | D | Governor | Primary | 3 | 21,780 | 5.5% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |