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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, FL-27

Maria Elvira Salazar

RepublicanIncumbentFEC H8FL27185VM-9VB-11FV

American journalist and politician (born 1961)

50.2%Won by 0.4 points
Over
Eliott Rodriguez (Democratic), 49.8%
Votes
124,519 (1,086 ahead)
Called
Called by Wikipedia editors 5:56 PM ET
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-10

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +6.9, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

María Elvira Salazar is an American journalist, author, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 27th congressional district since 2021. She is a Republican assistant whip.

More

Before entering politics, Salazar worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for three decades, after serving as a news anchor for Miami-based WSBS TV. She has also worked for CNN Español and Univision.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
November 1, 1961 (age 65)
Education
Not on file
Occupation
Not on file
In Congress
3 House terms, since January 3, 2021

Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

Maria Elvira Salazar, photo
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Official U.S. Congress portrait · Public domain

The race

U.S. House, FL-27. Won with 50.2%, 0.4 points ahead over Eliott Rodriguez.

  1. Maria Elvira Salazar Republican · winner50.2%
  2. María Elvira Salazar Republican · winnern/a
  3. Eliott Rodriguez Democratic49.8%

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Republican (R +6.9, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
R +0.4
Difference
6.5 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$2.52Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$2.25Mspent
$1.68Mcash on hand
$14Kdebts owed by the committee

Principal campaign committee: SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

3.2% of the $639,449 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.8%$20,749
  • Individuals, itemized24.6%$618,701
  • Other political committees (PACs)29.5%$742,579
  • The candidate (own money and loans)0.1%$2,493
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts45.0%$1,134,881

Employers donors listed

  1. ES WINDOWS$21,0005 contributions
  2. EVENTSTAR$21,0006 contributions
  3. LEON MEDICAL CENTERS$21,0006 contributions
  4. BIRACH BROADCASTING CORP$14,0006 contributions
  5. CODINA PARTNERS$14,0005 contributions
  6. CRESCENT HEIGHTS$14,0006 contributions
  7. ICI HOMES$14,0006 contributions
  8. SOUTH MIAMI OBGYN ASSOCIATES$14,0006 contributions
  9. TECNOGLASS$14,0007 contributions
  10. MATCON$12,0005 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-11 · filings can be amended · response hash 70a48a149caf

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Financial Services
    3 subcommittees
    • National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
    • Capital Markets
    • Housing and Insurance
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    2 subcommittees
    • Africa
    • Western Hemisphere (Chair)

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
19 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored
394 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash eb54bd3cf7e1

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile

Contact and links

Website
mariaelvirasalazar.com official
Office phone
202-225-3931
Washington office
2162 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0927
Campaign email
info@salazar27.com · source
Social

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 5:56 PM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, FL-27 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2020U.S. House, FL-27 · General · won · 176,141 votes (51.4%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2018U.S. House, FL-27 · General · lost · 115,588 votes (45.8%) Vugol.Me record

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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