Florida's 27th congressional district
| Florida's 27th congressional district | |||
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 Florida's 27th congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 344[1] sq mi (890 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2021) | 727,882[3] | ||
| Median household income | $64,863[4] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+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. It was one of nine districts in the country 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 58% - Donald Trump 39% |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 51% - 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 |
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 Miami-Dade |
| 2017–present Miami-Dade | |||||
 Donna Shalala |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 |
116th | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election. | |
.jpg) María Elvira Salazar |
Republican | January 12, 2021 – Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. | |
Election results
2012
| 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent) | 100.0 | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2016
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "About Me | Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen". ros-lehtinen.house.gov. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ Mattezi, Patricia. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Retire from Congress, Miami Herald, April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
- ^ "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