1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 primary for Florida House District 109
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Joe Gersten (D) won with 16.5% of the vote, defeating Roberta Fox (D) by 7.5 points.
Joe GerstenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.5%13,076
Robert HectorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%7,842
Marvin DunnDemocrat · winner
9.8%7,782
Roberta FoxDemocrat
9.0%7,136
Walter W. Sackett Jr.Democrat · incumbent
8.6%6,801
John McDermottDemocrat
7.1%5,648
Nancy O. HarringtonDemocrat · incumbent
6.6%5,255
Eddie Stephens Jr.Democrat
5.9%4,680
William E. SadowskiDemocrat
5.4%4,295
Ronald S. LiebermanDemocrat
5.3%4,211
Alonso MenendezDemocrat
5.1%4,061
Jim BeckDemocrat
4.3%3,380
Bob HosmonDemocrat
3.4%2,696
Argie ReynoldsDemocrat
3.0%2,414
79,277 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joe Gersten (D)Robert Hector (D)Marvin Dunn (D)Roberta Fox (D)Walter W. Sackett Jr. (D)John McDermott (D)Nancy O. Harrington (D)Eddie Stephens Jr. (D)William E. Sadowski (D)Ronald S. Lieberman (D)Alonso Menendez (D)
Also on the ballot: Jim Beck (Democrat), 4.3%; Bob Hosmon (Democrat), 3.4%; Argie Reynolds (Democrat), 3.0%