| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | IL | D | Treasurer | Primary | 3 | 208,775 | 26.2% | ||
| 1990 | IL | D | Treasurer | Primary | 1 | 449,442 | 51.1% | ||
| 1990 | IL | D | Treasurer | General | 1 | 1,740,742 | 55.7% | ||
| 1994 | IL | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 641,897 | 70.5% | |
| 1994 | IL | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 2 | 1,182,629 | 38.3% | |
| 1996 | IL | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 2 | 233,138 | 29.5% | ||
| 1998 | IL | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 2 | 389,905 | 49.9% | ||
| 2002 | IL | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 471,038 | 42.1% | ||
| 2002 | IL | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2006 | IL | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 819,005 | 100.0% | ||
| 2006 | IL | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2010 | IL | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 462,049 | 50.5% | ||
| 2010 | IL | D | Governor | General | 1 | 1,745,219 | 46.8% | ||
| 2014 | IL | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 321,818 | 71.9% | ||
| 2014 | IL | D | Governor | General | 2 | 1,681,343 | 46.3% | ||
| 2018 | IL | D | Attorney General | Primary | 2 | 352,425 | 27.2% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |