| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | Primary | 6 | 10,810 | 4.3% | |
| 1984 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | General | 2 | 35,575 | 4.8% | |
| 1986 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | Primary | 1 | 10,370 | 6.1% | |
| 1986 | WV | D | State House | District 023 | General | 2 | 21,805 | 5.2% | |
| 1988 | WV | D | State Senate | District 17B | Primary | 1 | 24,496 | 100.0% | |
| 1988 | WV | D | State Senate | District 17B | General | 1 | 38,229 | 54.1% | |
| 1992 | WV | D | Governor | Primary | 2 | 115,498 | 34.7% | ||
| 1992 | WV | D (write-in) | Governor | General | 3 | 48,873 | 7.4% | ||
| 1996 | WV | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 130,107 | 39.5% | ||
| 1996 | WV | D | Governor | General | 2 | 287,870 | 45.8% | ||
| 2000 | WV | D | Secretary of State | Primary | 2 | 80,148 | 28.9% | ||
| 2016 | WV | Mountain | Governor | General | 3 | 42,068 | 5.9% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |