| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | KY | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | Primary | 1 | 157,540 | 49.9% | |
| 1963 | KY | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 418,852 | 52.4% | |
| 1967 | KY | D | Treasurer | Primary | 1 | 132,504 | 60.5% | ||
| 1967 | KY | D | Treasurer | General | 1 | 408,164 | 51.0% | ||
| 1971 | KY | D | Secretary of State | District SOS | General | 1 | 460,126 | 56.5% | |
| 1975 | KY | D | Lt. Governor | Primary | 1 | 101,055 | 28.4% | ||
| 1975 | KY | D | Lt. Governor | General | 1 | 430,011 | 54.6% | ||
| 1979 | KY | D | Governor | Primary | 5 | 47,633 | 8.4% | ||
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |