Republican Rep. Salazar wins Florida re-election after an automatic recount
She leads Democrat Eliott Rodriguez by about 1,000 votes, and a judge dismissed his lawsuit alleging the elections supervisor favored her.
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar won a new term in Florida's 27th , which includes parts of Miami. CBS News and NBC News projected her win over Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, a former local news anchor. A machine recount, triggered automatically under Florida law, finished Tuesday, and her lead held at roughly 1,000 votes.
CBS News puts the margin at 1,086 votes. Just the News reports 50.2% to 49.8%. Rodriguez had sued Miami-Dade elections supervisor Alina Garcia, alleging she favored Salazar.
A judge dismissed the suit on Monday and the recount went ahead. Garcia had told the Miami Herald that Salazar had won "with or without a recount," later clarifying that a Rodriguez win was possible but not probable. She says there are no conflicts of interest.
In September, Salazar said many Hispanic voters feel betrayed by immigration enforcement that has "gone too far." CBS News reports the state will certify the results Nov. 17.
- 1,086-vote marginSalazar's lead after the recount, by CBS News's reportCBS News
- 50.2% of the voteSalazar's share, per Just the NewsJust the News
- 49.8%Rodriguez's share, per Just the NewsJust the News
- Nov. 17date the state will certify results, per CBS NewsCBS News
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Liberal4 outlets
Recount win and her clash with Trump
NBC News leads with Salazar's win "after clashing with Trump" over immigration. It recounts her September ad, Trump's amplifying of posts calling her a "backstabber," and Rodriguez's jibe about "Daddy Trump." It adds that Trump never officially rescinded his endorsement.
It also covers Rodriguez's lawsuit against elections supervisor Alina García, which a federal judge dismissed, calling her remarks "perhaps unwise." CBS News leads with its projection after the automatic recount and gives the 1,086-vote margin. It spends most of its report on the legal fight, quoting Rodriguez's attorney Juan-Carlos Planas, Salazar's attorney and Garcia, who says "There are no conflicts of interest."
CBS also quotes Salazar thanking voters and says the state will certify Nov. 17. The New York Times reports her re-election and notes her ad saying the White House had "gone too far" on immigration.
Center2 outlets
Salazar holds seat after breaking with Trump
The Seattle Times opens with Salazar winning a fourth term over Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, after she distanced herself from Trump's "hardline approach" on immigration. It says her campaign video argued that Hispanics who helped elect Trump now feel betrayed. Rodriguez, a former anchor at Miami's CBS affiliate, also called the president's immigration policy inhumane, the paper reports.
It gives the time the Associated Press declared Salazar the winner: 5:47 p.m. EST. The Hill titles its piece "Salazar keeps House seat after break with Trump on immigration." Citing Decision Desk HQ, it reports a projected narrow reelection win for her over Rodriguez despite her campaign break with Trump on immigration.
Conservative2 outlets
A narrow projected win, one week after vote
Just the News leads with the projection: Salazar is set for another term, with the Associated Press calling the race one week after the election. It reports she narrowly beat Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, 50.2% of the vote to his 49.8%, with about one thousand votes between them. The outlet describes her 27th District, which includes parts of Miami, as typically Republican-leaning and overwhelmingly Hispanic.
It notes that President Trump endorsed her in August. It sets the result against a state that stayed largely conservative this election, saying Republican Rep. Byron Donalds won the governor's mansion and Republican Sen. Ashley Moody won her race. It closes by noting that Democrats won control of both chambers of in the , and that Republicans will lead until January.
- Conservative outlets did not mentionRodriguez's lawsuit against the Miami-Dade elections supervisor was dismissed by a judge Reported by CBS News, NBC News
- Conservative outlets did not mentionSalazar's September criticism of Trump's immigration enforcement, saying Hispanic voters feel betrayed Reported by CBS News, NBC News, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, The Hill
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All sources: 9 articles from 8 outlets
Liberal (4)
- CBS News: Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar wins Florida's District 27 race, CBS News projects
- HuffPost: Florida Republican Maria Elvira Salazar Wins Reelection To U.S. House
- NBC News: GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wins re-election in Florida after clashing with Trump
Center (2)
- The Hill: Salazar keeps House seat after break with Trump on immigration
- The Seattle Times: Republican Maria Elvira Salazar wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 27th Congressional District
Conservative (3)
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