Florida's 27th congressional district

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.

Florida's 27th congressional district
Florida's 27th congressional district since January 3, 2017
Representative
  Maria Elvira Salazar
RMiami
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+5[5]

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.

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
District created January 3, 2013

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]

Donna Shalala
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
116th Elected in 2018.
Lost re-election.

Maria Elvira Salazar
Republican January 12, 2021 –
Present
117th Elected in 2020.

Election Results

2016

2014 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 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. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  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.

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