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After longtime [[RINO]] [[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]] announced in late April 2017 that she would retire rather than seek re-election in the [[2018 Midterms]],<ref>Lush, Tamara (April 30, 2017). [https://apnews.com/article/7b8a02ef61c44ab990c865934c69ed0c Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, 1st Cuban-American in Congress, to retire]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> Elvira Salazar declared her run for the open seat. The district was carried by [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]] by a twenty-point margin.<ref>Wasserman, David; Flin, Ally (April 7, 2017). [https://cookpolitical.com/introducing-2017-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index]. ''Cook Political Report''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
After longtime [[RINO]] [[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]] announced in late April 2017 that she would retire rather than seek re-election in the [[2018 Midterms]],<ref>Lush, Tamara (April 30, 2017). [https://apnews.com/article/7b8a02ef61c44ab990c865934c69ed0c Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, 1st Cuban-American in Congress, to retire]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> Elvira Salazar declared her run for the open seat. The district was carried by [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]] by a twenty-point margin.<ref>Wasserman, David; Flin, Ally (April 7, 2017). [https://cookpolitical.com/introducing-2017-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index]. ''Cook Political Report''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
Elvira Salazar won the Republican primary to face Democrat nominee [[Donna Shalala]], a former president of the corrupt [[Clinton Foundation]], in the general election.<ref>Rivero, Daniel (August 29, 2018). [https://www.wlrn.org/news/2018-08-29/maria-elvira-salazar-wins-republican-nomination-ros-lehtinen-passes-the-torch Maria Elvira Salazar Wins Republican Nomination; Ros-Lehtinen Passes The Torch]. ''WLRN''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> While backed by Ros-Lehtinen, who was popular in the majority-Hispanic district, she lost in what was expected to be a likely flip for the Democratic Party.<ref>Rivero, Daniel (November 6, 2018). [https://www.wlrn.org/news/2018-11-06/maria-elvira-salazar-loses-race-but-keeps-her-head-high Maria Elvira Salazar Loses Race But Keeps Her Head High]. ''WLRN''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
Elvira Salazar won the Republican primary to face Democrat nominee [[Donna Shalala]], a former president of the corrupt [[Clinton Foundation]], in the general election.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-district-27-congressional-race/172360/ Salazar Wins Republican Nomination, Will Face Democrat Shalala in Race to Replace Ros-Lehtinen in District 27]. ''NBC Miami''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
*Rivero, Daniel (August 29, 2018). [https://www.wlrn.org/news/2018-08-29/maria-elvira-salazar-wins-republican-nomination-ros-lehtinen-passes-the-torch Maria Elvira Salazar Wins Republican Nomination; Ros-Lehtinen Passes The Torch]. ''WLRN''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref> While backed by Ros-Lehtinen, who was popular in the majority-Hispanic district, she lost in what was expected to be a likely flip for the Democratic Party.<ref>Rivero, Daniel (November 6, 2018). [https://www.wlrn.org/news/2018-11-06/maria-elvira-salazar-loses-race-but-keeps-her-head-high Maria Elvira Salazar Loses Race But Keeps Her Head High]. ''WLRN''. Retrieved January 24, 2021.</ref>
===2020 election===
===2020 election===