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, South Miami, Pinecrest, Kendall, Palmetto Bay, and Cutler Bay. 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. It is the wealthiest congressional district in Florida and the 90th wealthiest in the United States, with 17.2 percent of households earning over $200,000, per a 2024 study.
The district is currently represented by Republican María 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.
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 51% - 48%2010 SenateRubio 54% - 18% GovernorScott 50.5% - 49.5% Attorney GeneralBondi 52% - 45% Chief Financial OfficerAtwater 58% - 39%2012 PresidentObama 52% - 48% SenateNelson 55% - 45%2014 GovernorCrist 51% - 49%2016 PresidentClinton 57% - 40% SenateRubio 50% - 48%2018 SenateNelson 54% - 45% GovernorGillum 53% - 46% Attorney GeneralShaw 52% - 46% Chief Financial OfficerRing 52% - 47%2020 PresidentTrump 49.9% - 49.6%2022 SenateRubio 57% - 42% GovernorDeSantis 58% - 41% Attorney GeneralMoody 57% - 43% Chief Financial OfficerPatronis 58% - 42%2024 PresidentTrump 57% - 42% SenateScott 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 Congress Electoral history Geography District created January 3, 2013 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2019 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Retired.Mattezi, Patricia. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to Retire from Congress, Miami Herald, April 30, 2017. 2013–2017Miami-Dade 2017–2023Miami-Dade Donna Shalala Democratic January 3, 2019 –January 3, 2021 Elected in 2018.Lost re-election. María Elvira Salazar Republican January 3, 2021 – present Elected in 2020Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–2027:Miami-Dade
Election results
2012
2014 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
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