The Winner
If you live in Florida's 27th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press (AP). The AP called the race on Nov. 10, and Salazar took about 50.2% of the vote to about 49.8% for Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, a margin of about 1,090 votes out of about 247,966 cast, according to unofficial results as of Nov. 12. That is a gap of less than 1 point.
The winner is based on the AP call, and the vote figures are preliminary and may change until the state certifies the results.
The Race
Eliott Rodriguez, the Democratic opponent, reached the general election ballot by winning the Aug. 18 Democratic primary with about 17,332 votes. Cook Political Report rated the seat Likely Republican before the election, and Inside Elections rated it Lean Republican.
The district sits in Miami-Dade County, according to Ballotpedia. It has about 765,000 residents and a majority-Hispanic population, about 73.5%, according to Geographies data for the district. Median household income is about $78,952 and median age is about 42. About 43.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is about 3.8% and about 13% of residents live below the poverty line; the district is about 30.3% white, 5.1% Black and 2.1% Asian.
What's Next
Salazar is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027, under the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. She has publicly criticized the Trump administration's aggressive deportation policy, saying its tactics had "gone too far," according to NBC News, which reported her comments on Nov. 10.
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