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GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wins re-election in Florida after clashing with Trump

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Wile, R. (2026, November 10). GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wins re-election in Florida after clashing with Trump. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/maria-elvira-salazar-gop-florida-house-election-win-trump-clash-rcna603377

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NBC News · collected 2026-11-10 · by Rob Wile

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María Elvira Salazar, a Republican representative from Florida's 27th district centered around Miami, won re-election after defeating her Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez by approximately 1,000 votes following a recount. The race gained national attention when Salazar criticized President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in an ad, leading to a contentious relationship with the president despite his initial endorsement. Florida's 27th district, which is heavily Hispanic and includes some of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the nation, has been significantly impacted by deportation policies under Trump's administration.
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Republican Maria Elvira Salazar was projected to win re-election in Florida's 27th congressional district one week after the vote, according to multiple news sources including CBS News, NBC News, and Just The News. She narrowly defeated her Democratic challenger Elliott Rodriguez, securing about 50.2% of the vote compared to Rodriguez's 49.8%, with a difference of approximately 1,086 votes after a machine recount was automatically triggered under Florida law.

The district, which includes parts of Miami and is typically Republican-leaning, saw Salazar emerge victorious despite facing criticism from President Donald Trump over her stance on immigration. The lawmaker's win comes amid national attention due to an ad she released in September criticizing Trump’s deportation policies, leading him to call her a "backstabber" on social media.

Salazar represents the Miami-area seat she has held since 2021 and was endorsed by President Trump earlier this year. Her victory underscores continued conservative support in Florida despite national debates over immigration policy.

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Maria Elvira Salazar Wins Reelection
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Florida Republican Maria Elvira Salazar projected to win reelection one week after vote Same event
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Florida GOP Hispanic Miami U.S.

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Salazar PERSON · 9× Trump PERSON · 6× Miami GPE · 3× Florida GPE · 2× GOP ORG · 2× Hispanic NORP · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× María Elvira Salazar PERSON · 1× NBC News ORG · 1×

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With one of the largest concentrations of immigrants in the U.S., Miami has been on the front lines of Trump’s deportation campaign, with more than 130,000 pending removal cases — the most of any county in the nation.
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Florida’s 27th District is now set to be home to Trump’s presidential library.
2026-11-11 · NBC News
GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wins re-election in Florida after clashing with Trump · assertive framing

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GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar has won re-election in her Miami-based congressional district, NBC News projects, after clashing with President Donald Trump over his immigration agenda. asserted
News → win → agenda
A recount that was completed Tuesday, one week after Election Day, showed that Salazar was narrowly ahead of her Democratic challenger, Eliott Rodriguez, by roughly 1,000 votes. asserted
Salazar → complete → votes
In 2024, Salazar won re-election by nearly 20 percentage points. asserted
Salazar → win → points
Salazar drew national attention in September when she released an ad criticizing Trump’s aggressive deportation policy. asserted
she → draw → policy
She said that many Hispanics felt “betrayed” by the crackdown and that the administration’s tactics had “gone too far,” with many deportations targeting individuals without criminal records. asserted
deportations → say → records
Trump carried Salazar’s district, which is heavily Hispanic, by 15 points in the 2024 presidential election. asserted
which → carry → election
He responded to the ad by amplifying social media posts that labeled Salazar a “backstabber” and called for her to be replaced as the district’s GOP candidate. asserted
her → respond → candidate
Rodriguez, a former local news anchor, attempted to capitalize on the rift. asserted
Rodriguez → attempt → rift
He said Salazar had become “so politically toxic that now even Daddy Trump appears to be distancing himself from his problem child. asserted
Trump → say → child
But Trump never officially rescinded his initial endorsement of Salazar. asserted
Trump → rescind → Salazar
In 2024, Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate to carry Miami-Dade County in 36 years. asserted
Trump → become → years
Florida’s 27th District is now set to be home to Trump’s presidential library. asserted
District → set → library
With one of the largest concentrations of immigrants in the U.S., Miami has been on the front lines of Trump’s deportation campaign, with more than 130,000 pending removal cases — the most of any county in the nation. asserted
Miami → pende → nation
Salazar’s district has been heavily affected, as it spans multiple working-class, largely Hispanic enclaves, though it also encompasses some of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the nation. asserted
it → affect → nation
Notably, the district is also home to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who previously represented Florida as a U.S. senator. asserted
who → represent → senator
Salazar was first elected to the seat in 2020, when she defeated former Health Secretary and former University of Miami President Donna Shalala in a major upset. asserted
she → elect → upset
The victory foreshadowed the Miami area’s rightward shift in the years that followed. asserted
that → foreshadow → years
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