DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1982

Joe Gersten

Joe Gersten ran in 9 elections between 1974 and 1982, winning 8. Served in the Florida House of Representatives (District 109) and the Florida State Senate (District 34).

Last office: Florida State Senate, District 34

Elections: 9; 1974–1982
Won: 8; generals, primaries and specials

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

Career

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

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Florida House of Representatives, District 109 Florida State Senate, District 34Out of office

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

Every race Gersten has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1982	Florida State Senate, District 34	General	Won	Frank Diazsilveira (R)	59.1%	D+18.1
1980	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	General	Won	Lawrence H. Plummer (D), Tom Gallagher (R), Roberta Fox (D)	9.2%	R+0.5
1978	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	General	Won	William E. Sadowski (D), Lawrence H. Plummer (D), Robert Hector (D)	10.4%	D+0.1
1978	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	Primary	Won	Alan Rosenthal (D), Robert Hector (D), Lawrence H. Plummer (D)	20.9%	+3.2
1976	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	General	Won	Roberta Fox (D), Robert Hector (D), William E. Sadowski (D)	10.2%	R+0.6
1976	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	Primary	Won	Robert Hector (D), Marvin Dunn (D), Roberta Fox (D)	16.5%	+6.6
1974	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	General	Won	Nancy O. Harrington (D), Tom Gallagher (R), William Oneil (R)	18.8%	D+0.7
1974	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	Runoff	Won	Alex M. Balfe (D)	56.9%	+13.9
1974	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	Primary	Lost	Walter W. Sackett Jr. (D), Robert Hector (D), Nancy O. Harrington (D)	9.2%	−8.8

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

Seats Gersten has held

Florida State Senate, District 34 · 1983–1986
Florida House of Representatives, District 109 · 1975–1982

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

Who Gersten has run against

Frank Diazsilveira (R) · 1982 election, won
Lawrence H. Plummer (D) · 1980 election, won
William E. Sadowski (D) · 1978 election, won
Roberta Fox (D) · 1976 election, won
Nancy O. Harrington (D) · 1974 election, won

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