Florida's 27th congressional district

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Florida's 27th congressional district
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Florida's 27th congressional district since January 3, 2017
Representative
  Maria Elvira Salazar
R–Miami
Area344[1] sq mi (890 km2)
Distribution
  • 99.98% urban[2]
  • 0.02% rural
Population (2019)750,653[3]
Median household
income		$60,384[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+4[5]

Florida's 27th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was created in South Florida during 2012, effective January 2013, as a result of the 2010 Census.[6] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and the winner was seated for the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013.

The 27th district is located in far South Florida, entirely within Miami-Dade County. This district includes all or part of Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Kendall. The heavily Cuban American neighborhood of Little Havana is situated in this district.[7]

The district is currently represented by Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, serving since January 12, 2021. She was first elected in 2020 after defeating Representative Donna Shalala in a rematch of the 2018 race. As of 2022, it is one of nine districts that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election while being held or won by a Republican.

Statewide election results[]

Presidential election results[]

Results from previous presidential elections

Year Office Results
2012 President Barack Obama 53% - Mitt Romney 46%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 57.9% - Donald Trump 38.7%
2020 President Joe Biden 51.3% - Donald Trump 48%

Non-presidential results[]

Results from previous non-presidential statewide elections

Year Office Results
2016 Senate Patrick Murphy 49.2% - Marco Rubio 48.6%
2018 Senate Bill Nelson 55.9% - Rick Scott 44.1%
2018 Governor Andrew Gillum 54.6% - Ron DeSantis 44.4%
2018 Attorney General Sean Shaw 53.5% - Ashley Moody 44.6%

List of members representing the district[]

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history Geography
District created January 3, 2013.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.jpg
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 		Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019 		113th
114th
115th 		Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.[8] 		2013–2017
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Miami-Dade
2017–present
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Miami-Dade
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Donna Shalala 		Democratic January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021 		116th Elected in 2018.
Lost re-election.
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Maria Elvira Salazar 		Republican January 3, 2021 –
Present 		117th Elected in 2020.

Election results[]

2012[]

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2012 [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent) 138,488 60.2
Democratic Manny Yevancey 85,020 36.9
Independent Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins 6,663 2.9
Total votes 230,171 100.0
Republican hold

2014[]

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.[10]

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent) 100.0
Total votes 100.0
Republican hold

2016[]

2016 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 157,917 54.9
Democratic Scott Furhman 129,760 45.1
Total votes 287,677 100.0

2018[]

2018 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Shalala 130,743 51.8
Republican Maria Elvira Salazar 115,588 45.8
Independent Mayra Joli 6,255 2.5
Total votes 252,586 100.0

2020[]

2020 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Maria Elvira Salazar 176,141 51.4
Democratic Donna Shalala (incumbent) 166,758 48.6
Write-in Frank E. Polo 76 0.0
Total votes 342,975 100.0

References[]

  1. ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "My Congressional District".
  5. ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "About Me | Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen". ros-lehtinen.house.gov. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Mattezi, Patricia. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Retire from Congress, Miami Herald, April 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  10. ^ "Florida Election Results 2014: House Map by District, Live Midterm Voting Updates". POLITICO. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 25°35′45″N 80°20′30″W / 25.59583°N 80.34167°W / 25.59583; -80.34167

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