Florida's 27th congressional district is an
electoral district
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for the
U.S. Congress and was first created in
South Florida
South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the other two are Central Florida and North Florida. South Florida is the southernmost part of th ...
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
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
. The district includes parts of
Miami south of the
Dolphin Expressway, including
Downtown
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and
Little Havana,
Coral Gables
Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248.
Coral Gables is known globally as home to the U ...
, and
Kendall. In the
2020 redistricting cycle,
Miami Beach
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which sep ...
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
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and
Westchester
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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
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after defeating Representative
Donna Shalala
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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
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while being held or won by a Republican.
List of members representing the district
Election results
2012
2014
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ran unopposed.
2016
2018
2020
2022
References
External links
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Constituencies established in 2013
2013 establishments in Florida