Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Maria Elvira Salazar

Official portrait of Maria Elvira Salazar
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Florida’s 27th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Miami, FL
Born
1961
In Congress
House since 2021 · 5 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA
Next election
Primary August 23, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Florida with the current district highlighted

Florida, District 27

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Florida District 27IncumbentWon the general election (57.3%)

FEC candidate ID H8FL27185 · Principal campaign committee: SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Florida District 27$2,519,401.34General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Florida District 27$3,230,463.98General-election nominee
2021–2022U.S. House · Florida District 27$5,647,931.39Won the general election (57.3%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Florida District 27$3,690,747.29Won the general election (51.35%)
Total raised$5,647,931.39
Total spent$5,639,309.43
Cash on hand$29,880.16
Debts owed by the campaign$39,635.75
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $3,872,446.26PACs and other committees: $1,052,578.17Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $715,659.32Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $7,247.64
  • Individual contributions$3,872,446.2669%
  • PACs and other committees$1,052,578.1719%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$715,659.3213%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$7,247.640%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

319 committees reported giving $1,086,510.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Show all 319 committees

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Maria Elvira Salazar$1,129,988.02
  • Independent expenditures opposing Maria Elvira Salazar$86,258.68
  • Company and union communications to members about Maria Elvira Salazar$16,791.02

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Florida U.S. House, District 27, 2022 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Maria Elvira Salazar (R)$5,647,931.39$29,880.162022-12-31
Ken Russell (D)$1,946,366.38$2,874.932022-12-31
Annette Taddeo (D)$1,928,038.74$13,830.312022-12-31
Janelle Perez (D)$224,152.20$0.002021-12-16
Angel Montalvo (D)$27,346.22$0.002022-12-07
Frank Polo (R)$26,122.33$408.502022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RNovember 7, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RMay 17, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RApril 27, 2022
  • PoliticoLean ROctober 3, 2022
  • RCPLikely RJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsLikely RJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQLikely ROctober 7, 2022
  • 538Likely RAugust 1, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Cygnal (R)October 9–11, 2022300 (LV)± 6.0%María Elvira Salazar 50% · Annette Taddeo 44%
SEA Polling & Strategic Design (D)October 3–5, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%María Elvira Salazar 46% · Annette Taddeo 47%
Alvarado Strategies (R)July 26–29, 2022440 (LV)± 4.7%María Elvira Salazar 39% · Annette Taddeo 34%
SEA Polling & Strategic Design (D)May 23–26, 2022400 (RV)± 4.9%María Elvira Salazar 47% · Annette Taddeo 45%
RMG ResearchJuly 31 – August 6, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%María Elvira Salazar 44% · Ken Russell 37%
The Kitchens Group (D)April 18–21, 2022350 (LV)± 5.2%María Elvira Salazar 43% · Ken Russell 41%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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