Salazar Holds Narrow Lead as Florida 27th District Recount ContinuesRecount Must Be Trusted After Judge Lets Salazar’s Relative’s Firm StayJudge Rejects Rodriguez Bid as Florida’s Recount Follows Election Law
A machine recount continued on November 10 in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, where Republican incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar led Democrat Eliott Rodriguez by 0.44 percentage points. A federal judge had rejected Rodriguez’s request to remove Miami-Dade elections supervisor Alina Garcia from the process.As Miami-Dade recounts Florida’s 27th District race on November 10, Republican Maria Elvira Salazar leads Democrat Eliott Rodriguez by 0.44 points. A judge rejected Rodriguez’s bid to remove the elections supervisor, despite concerns about her remarks and her son-in-law’s role for Salazar.Florida’s automatic recount continued on November 10 in the 27th District race, with Republican Maria Elvira Salazar ahead of Democrat Eliott Rodriguez by 0.44 points. A federal judge rejected Rodriguez’s effort to remove the elections supervisor, leaving the established recount process in place.