The machine recount in Florida’s 27th Congressional District continued Monday night, with the process expected to stretch into Tuesday as Republican incumbent María Elvira Salazar held a narrow lead over Democrat Eliott Rodriguez.
The race between incumbent Republican Maria Elvira Salazar and Democrat Elliot Rodriguez ended within the half-percentage-point margin that triggers an automatic machine recount under Florida law. The close contest marks a sharp contrast with 2024, when Salazar won reelection by more than 20 percentage points.
Earlier Monday, U.S. District Judge David S. Leibowitz rejected an emergency request from Rodriguez’s legal team to remove Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia, a Republican, from the canvassing board…