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U.S. House · Florida's 27th District

Coastal Miami-Dade County, including Miami, Coral Gables, Key Biscayne and the Florida Keys' northern portion.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

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CandidateVotesShare
Maria Elvira Salazar124,52850.2%
Eliott Rodriguez123,43849.8%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar won the August 18, 2026 Republican primary with 81.3% of the vote over V. Michael Arias. Eliott Rodriguez won the Democratic primary with 53.5% of the vote over Robin Peguero.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Maria Elvira SalazarRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative, Florida's 27th District (since 2021)Full profile →Eliott RodriguezDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[26][27]

    Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    Supports[3]

    Supports restoring the federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring universal background checks, and passing Ethan's Law to require safe firearm storage.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][16][17][18]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    —

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Supports[6]

    Helped advance the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which removes regulatory barriers to building homes, streamlines housing development approvals, and expands housing supply.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    Supports[3]

    Says he will require wealthy individuals and large corporations to pay their fair share without punishing ordinary families or small businesses.

Expand public health coverage

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][20]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    Supports[3]

    Lists protecting Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage among his issue positions, and says he supports letting Americans aged 55 to 64 buy into Medicare voluntarily.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][21][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    Supports[3]

    Supports expanding cleaner energy while protecting affordability and reliability, and investing in Everglades restoration and resilient infrastructure to address flooding, intense heat and stronger storms.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    —
  • Eliott Rodriguez
    Supports[3]

    Says he will push to increase the federal minimum wage.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Maria Elvira Salazar
    Recorded votes[23][24]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Eliott Rodriguez
    Supports[3]

    Says presidents must come to Congress and obtain congressional authorization before prolonged military action.

Research notes & limits

Salazar's federal key votes and FEC finance totals are added separately by script. Biography gaps: no education history was found for Rodriguez; Salazar's official biography does not list committees consistently with Ballotpedia, so only Foreign Affairs is stated.

Sources · 34

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Florida's 27th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Maria Elvira Salazar · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Issues - Eliott Rodriguez for Congress · Eliott Rodriguez for Congress Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar Speaks with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican About Immigration, Presents DIGNITY Act · Office of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Official record
  5. 5.Rep. Salazar Signs Discharge Petition to Advance the American Dream and Promise Act for Dreamers and TPS Recipients · Office of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Official record
  6. 6.Statement from Rep. María Elvira Salazar on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Officially Becoming Law · Office of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Official record
  7. 7.Salazar, Giménez, Díaz-Balart, and Smith Urge Rubio and Bessent to Sanction Cuban Regime's Forced Labor Medical Apparatus · Office of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Official record
  8. 8.Salazar Condemns War Powers Resolution Undermining U.S. Fight Against Narco-Terrorism in Venezuela · Office of Rep. María Elvira Salazar · 2025-12-17 Official record
  9. 9.Salazar among 17 Republicans in House to vote to extend health care subsidies, defying GOP leaders · WLRN · 2026-01-09 News report
  10. 10.Florida's 27th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.Maria Elvira Salazar · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  12. 12.About Maria · Office of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar · 2026-10-21 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  30. 30.Florida's 27th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  31. 31.Issues - Eliott Rodriguez for Congress · Eliott Rodriguez for Congress Candidate's own words
  32. 32.Two former news anchors, one seat: The battle for Florida's 27th · WLRN · 2026-10-05 News report
  33. 33.Ex-TV anchor Eliott Rodriguez wins the Democratic nod in Florida's 27th · WLRN · 2026-08-18 News report
  34. 34.Ex-anchorman Eliott Rodriguez will run for Maria Elvira Salazar's Miami congressional seat · WLRN · 2026-03-10 News report