2026 elections · Florida

Florida U.S. House, district 27

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean R (Cook: Lean R; Sabato: Lean R; Inside Elections: Lean R; DDHQ: Likely R; The Economist: Solid R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list checked against the state. Florida Division of Elections candidate list, 2026 general election, pulled Oct. 16, 2026 (dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp). Candidates who lost a primary, withdrew or did not qualify are listed below the field.

The field

Democrat

Eliott Rodriguez

Raised
$661,173
From individuals
$654,173
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$7,000
Cash on hand
$325,097
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 29, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $429,708 to support and $170,000 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

3 committees reported giving $1,555 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican Incumbent

Maria Elvira Salazar

Raised
$2,368,783
From individuals
$626,420
From PACs and other committees
$692,079
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$2,493
Cash on hand
$2,007,460
Debts
$14,300

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $63,835 to support and $10,000 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

170 committees reported giving $560,855 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $12K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Filed for this race but not on the November ballot (3)
  • V. AriasRepublican · Lost primary
  • Alexander ForninoDemocratic · Did not qualify
  • Robin PegueroDemocratic · Lost primary

Florida Division of Elections candidate list, 2026 general election, pulled Oct. 16, 2026 (dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp)

Money in this race (FEC)
Eliott RodriguezDemocrat$661,173$325,097$429,708$170,000
Maria Elvira SalazarRepublican$2,368,783$2,007,460$63,835$10,000

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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