1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 109
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Joe Gersten (D) won with 20.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Hector (D) by 9.2 points.
Joe GerstenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.9%18,629
Alan RosenthalDemocrat · winner
17.8%15,815
Robert HectorDemocrat · incumbent
11.7%10,441
Lawrence H. PlummerDemocrat
11.2%9,973
Norman GersteinDemocrat
9.7%8,665
Marvin DunnDemocrat
7.8%6,928
Virgilio PerezDemocrat
6.4%5,715
Leslie Pantin Jr.Democrat
5.4%4,764
Alberto M. SarmientoDemocrat
5.2%4,601
Bill MooreDemocrat
3.9%3,512
89,043 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET