# 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. 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 entirely within Miami-Dade County. The district includes parts of Miami south of the Dolphin Expressway, including Downtown and Little Havana, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, 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.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 51% - 48% |
| 2010 | Senate | Rubio 54% - 18% |
| 2010 | Governor | Scott 50.5% - 49.5% |
| 2010 | Attorney General | Bondi 52% - 45% |
| 2010 | Chief Financial Officer | Atwater 58% - 39% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 52% - 48% |
| 2012 | Senate | Nelson 55% - 45% |
| 2014 | Governor | Crist 51% - 49% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 57% - 40% |
| 2016 | Senate | Rubio 50% - 48% |
| 2018 | Senate | Nelson 54% - 45% |
| 2018 | Governor | Gillum 53% - 46% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Shaw 52% - 46% |
| 2018 | Chief Financial Officer | Ring 52% - 47% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 49.9% - 49.6% |
| 2022 | Senate | Rubio 57% - 42% |
| 2022 | Governor | DeSantis 58% - 41% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Moody 57% - 43% |
| 2022 | Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 58% - 42% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 57% - 42% |
| 2024 | Senate | Scott 56% - 42% |

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Miami-Dade County (21)
    Coral Gables, Coral Terrace, The Crossings (part; also 28th), Cutler Bay, Fountainebleau (part; also 28th), Glenvar Heights, Kendall, Key Biscayne, Miami (part; also 24th and 26th), Olympia Heights, Palmetto Bay, Palmetto Estates, Pinecrest, South Miami, South Miami Heights (part; also 28th), Sunset, Three Lakes (part; also 28th), Westchester (part; also 28th), West Miami, West Perrine, Westwood Lakes

## List of members representing the district

| 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. | 2013–2017 Miami-Dade |
| 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. | 2017–2023 Miami-Dade |
| Donna Shalala (Miami) | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | 116th | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election. | 2017–2023 Miami-Dade |
| María Elvira Salazar (Miami) | Republican | January 3, 2021 – present | 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2017–2023 Miami-Dade |
| María Elvira Salazar (Miami) | Republican | January 3, 2021 – present | 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present: Miami-Dade |

## Election results
### 2012

Florida's 27th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 230,171 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

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

### 2016

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

### 2018

2018 Florida's 27th congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 252,586 | 100.0 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2020

2020 Florida's 27th congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 342,975 | 100.0 | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2022

2022 Florida's 27th congressional district election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 237,442 | 100.0 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | +5.9 | |