1978Final results
1978 election for Florida House District 109
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: Joe Gersten (D), William E. Sadowski (D), Lawrence H. Plummer (D), Robert Hector (D), Roberta Fox (D), Tom Gallagher (R) won.
6 seatsJoe GerstenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%36,854
William E. SadowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.3%36,661
Lawrence H. PlummerDemocrat · winner
10.0%35,645
Robert HectorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%35,125
Roberta FoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.8%34,884
Tom GallagherRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.4%29,866
Alan RosenthalDemocrat
8.0%28,522
Walter W. Sackett Jr.Republican
7.1%25,282
Bud McDougalRepublican
6.9%24,562
Don SlesnickRepublican
6.8%23,990
Nancy O. HarringtonRepublican
6.4%22,540
Ceferino C. RodriguezRepublican
5.9%20,884
354,815 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET