María Elvira Salazar wins Florida congressional race

Former journalist and Republican candidate María Elvira Salazar has won Florida’s 27th Congressional District race and is headed to Washington, D.C.

The second time is a charm for Salazar, who lost to Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala when she first ran for office in 2018.

After an intensive campaign, the veteran reporter and longtime Spanish-language TV personality, defeated Shalala to win the very same seat she lost two years ago.

In 2018, Shalala won with 51.8% of the vote. Salazar got 45.8%. The Cuban-American journalist turned the vote around in the 2020 election. She won 51.4% of the vote, with her opponent picking up the remaining 48.6%.