DemocratNot in office · last served 1993Last on a ballot: Aug 1989

Gene Flinn

Gene Flinn ran in 11 elections between 1978 and 1989, winning 3. Served in the Florida House of Representatives (District 115) and the Florida State Senate (District 34).

Last office: Florida State Senate, District 34

Elections: 11; 1978–1989
Won: 3; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Flinn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Florida House of Representatives, District 115 Florida State Senate, District 34Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Flinn has run

Margin: how far Flinn finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1989	Florida State Senate, District 34	Special	Won	Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R), Pat Bryan Deluca (D), Raphael Herman (R)	13%	R+57.5
1989	Florida State Senate, District 34	Runoff	Lost	Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)	17.7%	−64.7
1988	Florida State Senate, District 39	General	Lost	Lawrence H. Plummer (D)	33.9%	R+32.1
1986	Florida House of Representatives, District 118	Primary	Lost	Bob Starks (R)	27.8%	−44.4
1982	Florida House of Representatives, District 115	Runoff	Lost	Tim Murphy (D)	41.2%	−17.5
1982	Florida House of Representatives, District 115	Primary	Lost	Tim Murphy (D), Stu Kaufman (D), Reydel Santos (D)	30.6%	+0.6
1980	Florida House of Representatives, District 115	Runoff	Lost	Dexter Lehtinen (D), Pat Smith (D), Steve Siegfried (D)	18.7%	−14.3
1980	Florida House of Representatives, District 115	Primary	Lost	Larry Hawkins (D), Bill Flynn (D), Charlie Hall (D)	6%	−5.3
1978	Florida House of Representatives, District 115	General	Won	Bill Flynn (D), John Cyril Malloy (D), Robert Godoy (R)	20.9%	D+0.3
1978	Florida House of Representatives, District 115	Runoff	Won	Deborah Debella (D), Larry Hawkins (D), Dexter Lehtinen (D)	27.3%	+1.9
1978	Florida House of Representatives, District 115	Primary	Lost	James F. Eckhart (D), Bill Flynn (D), Deborah Debella (D)	9.1%	−4.8

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Flinn has held

Florida State Senate, District 34 · 1990–1993
Florida House of Representatives, District 115 · 1979–1980

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Flinn has run against

Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) · 1989 special election, won
Lawrence H. Plummer (D) · 1988 election, lost
Bill Flynn (D) · 1978 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)