Florida District 27 race tied at 50 percent
Democrat Eliott Rodriguez and incumbent Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar remain virtually even as final results come in.
By Meera Fletcher ·
The contest for the Florida House of Representatives seat in District 27 ended in a statistical tie.
As of Tuesday evening, Democrat Eliott Rodriguez and incumbent Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar stood at 50 percent each.
Salazar addressed a crowd at a restaurant in Key Biscayne. She claimed a lead of 1,000 votes at that moment. She attributed her support to her position on immigration.
“Every vote counts, and those people that came out and voted for me, it was immigration, it was immigration, and this gives me great strength to go back to my party,” she said. She added that voters need affordability, a stronger economy, and lower gas prices alongside immigration policy.
Rodriguez held a watch party in South Miami. He described the effort as a personal victory for a first-time candidate who is not a career politician.
“I have never been prouder of anything that I have done, this campaign that we have ran, and the extraordinary people that had brought me to this point,” he said. He noted that both sides agreed on the importance of every ballot cast.
Both candidates began their careers as broadcast journalists before entering politics. Salazar has occupied the House seat since 2021.
