1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 53
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Dennis L. Jones (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Juanita Gesling (D) by 19.1 points.
Dennis L. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%19,493
Juanita GeslingDemocrat
40.5%13,247
32,740 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET