Republican incumbent María Elvira Salazar holds a fundraising edge and name recognition advantage in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, a Miami-Dade seat with a strong Hispanic majority where she previously won by wide margins. Recent internal and Democratic-sponsored polls show the race tightening into a competitive contest, with some surveys placing the candidates near even or within a few points. Salazar’s campaign ad criticizing aspects of Trump administration immigration enforcement has drawn national attention and prompted public rebukes from the president, contributing to shifts in voter sentiment and prompting the Cook Political Report to move its rating to Lean Republican. Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, a longtime local television anchor making his first run for office, benefits from voter familiarity in the district and broader questions about the national political environment. The November 3 general election remains weeks away, leaving room for further movement based on turnout and late developments.