2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Florida's 27th District
U.S. House · Florida
Donna E. Shalala (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating María Elvira Salazar (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donna E. ShalalaDemocrat · winner
51.8%130,743
María Elvira SalazarRepublican
45.8%115,588
Mayra JoliIndependent
2.5%6,255
252,586 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Donna E. ShalalaMaría Elvira Salazar
$4.5M
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$4.4M
Spent by the campaign
$2.1M
$62.8K
Cash on hand
$12.8K
Other candidates' campaigns: Mayra Joli $76.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018