Florida's 27th congressional district

Florida's 27th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was first 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
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area344[1] sq mi (890 km2)
Distribution
  • 99.98% urban[2]
  • 0.02% rural
Population (2023)746,930[3]
Median household
income
$77,440[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIEVEN[5]

The 27th district is located entirely within Miami-Dade County. The district includes parts of Miami south of the Dolphin Expressway, including Downtown and Little Havana, Coral Gables, and Kendall. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Miami Beach was drawn out of the district and into the 24th district, while several places in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, such as Palmetto Estates and parts of Fontainebleau and Westchester were drawn into the 27th district.

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.

The district is one of seven with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, meaning that the district votes almost identically to the national electorate.

Composition

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# County Seat Population
86 Miami-Dade Miami 2,686,867

Cities with 10,000 or more people

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2,500-10,000 people

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List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history Geography
District created January 3, 2013
 
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(Miami)
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.[7]
2013–2017
 
Miami-Dade
2017–2023
 
Miami-Dade
 
Donna Shalala
(Miami)
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
116th Elected in 2018.
Lost re-election.
 
María Elvira Salazar
(Miami)
Republican January 3, 2021 –
present
117th
118th
Elected in 2020
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present:
 
Miami-Dade

Election results

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2012

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Florida's 27th congressional district, 2012 [8]
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

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.[9]

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

2016

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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
Republican hold

2018

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2018 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Donna Shalala 130,743 51.8 +6.7
Republican Maria Elvira Salazar 115,588 45.8 −9.1
Independent Mayra Joli 6,255 2.5 +2.5
Total votes 252,586 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

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2020 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Maria Elvira Salazar 176,141 51.4 +5.6
Democratic Donna Shalala (incumbent) 166,758 48.6 −3.2
Write-in Frank E. Polo 76 0.0 +0.0
Total votes 342,975 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2022

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2022 Florida's 27th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Maria Elvira Salazar (incumbent) 136,038 57.3 +5.9
Democratic Annette Taddeo 101,404 42.7 −5.9
Total votes 237,442 100.0
Republican hold Swing +5.9

References

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  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. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau Geography. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "My Congressional District".
  5. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  7. ^ Mattezi, Patricia. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Retire from Congress, Miami Herald, April 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  9. ^ "Florida Election Results 2014: House Map by District, Live Midterm Voting Updates". POLITICO. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
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