| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | VA | D | U.S. House | District 08 | Primary | 3 | 3,023 | 21.0% | |
| 1975 | VA | D | State House | District 019 | General | 5 | 20,724 | 10.4% | |
| 1977 | VA | D | State House | District 019 | Primary | 2 | 11,785 | 19.3% | |
| 1977 | VA | D | State House | District 019 | General | 4 | 29,256 | 10.8% | |
| 1979 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | Primary | 1 | 2,653 | 60.1% | |
| 1979 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 15,735 | 52.8% | |
| 1983 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 15,881 | 58.4% | |
| 1984 | VA | D | U.S. House | District 08 | Primary | 1 | 8,066 | 77.5% | |
| 1984 | VA | D | U.S. House | District 08 | General | 2 | 97,250 | 43.4% | |
| 1987 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 34,935 | 99.8% | |
| 1991 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 21,268 | 60.2% | |
| 1995 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 21,012 | 57.0% | |
| 1999 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 19,257 | 57.6% | |
| 2003 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 17,735 | 83.4% | |
| 2007 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 16,856 | 78.8% | |
| 2011 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 15,905 | 61.7% | |
| 2015 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 18,754 | 74.4% | |
| 2019 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | Primary | 1 | 7,381 | 48.6% | |
| 2019 | VA | D | State Senate | District 035 | General | 1 | 35,131 | 100.0% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |