RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1978

Walter W. Sackett Jr.

Last held office: Florida House of Representatives, District 109 (1972–1976). Ran in 10 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 6.

Last office: Florida House of Representatives, District 109

Last margin: −3.3; Lost 1978
Elections: 10; 1968–1978

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

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

1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Florida House of Representatives, District 90 Florida House of Representatives, District 109Out of office

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

Every race Sackett has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1978	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	General	Lost	Joe Gersten (D), William E. Sadowski (D), Lawrence H. Plummer (D)	7.1%	D+3.3
1976	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	Runoff	Lost	Roberta Fox (D), William E. Sadowski (D), Nancy O. Harrington (D)	25.3%	−3.3
1976	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	Primary	Lost	Joe Gersten (D), Robert Hector (D), Marvin Dunn (D)	8.6%	−7.9
1974	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	General	Won	Joe Gersten (D), Nancy O. Harrington (D), Tom Gallagher (R)	—	—
1974	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	Primary	Won	Robert Hector (D), Nancy O. Harrington (D), Robert Reboso (D)	18%	+5.5
1972	Florida House of Representatives, District 109	General	Won	Carl A. Singleton (D), John Cyril Malloy (R), Tom Gallagher (R)	—	—
1970	Florida House of Representatives, District 90	General	Won	Joe Kershaw (D), Evelio S. Estrella (R), Maxine E. Baker (D)	—	—
1970	Florida House of Representatives, District 90	Runoff	Won	Gwendolyn Cherry (D), Harvey Ruvin (D), Pat Tornillo (D)	30.2%	+3.8
1970	Florida House of Representatives, District 90	Primary	Lost	Richard Renick (D), Harold G. Featherstone (D), George I. Baumgartner (D)	3.8%	−2.9
1968	Florida House of Representatives, District 90	General	Won	Richard Renick (D), Harold G. Featherstone (D), Lew Whitworth (D)	3.5%	D+2.7

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Sackett has held

Florida House of Representatives, District 109 · 1972–1976
Florida House of Representatives, District 90 · 1968–1972

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Sackett has run against

Joe Gersten (D) · 1978 election, lost
Carl A. Singleton (D) · 1972 election, won
Joe Kershaw (D) · 1970 election, won
Richard Renick (D) · 1968 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive