Florida 27th District

Lean R Cook Political Report, as of October 16, 2026

Incumbent: Maria Elvira Salazar (R). Data pulled from the FEC on October 20, 2026.

Campaigns through 2026-09-30Outside money through 2026-10-15Source: FEC

The short version

Maria Elvira Salazar has raised $2.4M to Eliott Rodriguez's $1.3M (1.8x), through September 30, 2026.
Outside groups have reported $672K in general election spending: $458K helping the Democrat and $214K helping the Republican.
Largest outside spender: AB PAC, $348K supporting Eliott Rodriguez.

Campaign money
Outside spending
Where it came from
Top PAC donors

Campaign money

D Democrat

Eliott Rodriguez

Raised: $1.3M
Spent: $661K
Cash on hand: $679K
From PACs: $18K
From individuals: $1.3M
Self funding: $7K
Outside money for (general): $458K

Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.

R Republican

Maria Elvira Salazar

Raised: $2.4M
Spent: $1.8M
Cash on hand: $2.0M
From PACs: $692K
From individuals: $626K
Self funding: $2K
Outside money for (general): $214K

Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.

Outside spending

$672KGeneral election independent expenditures in this raceFEC 24 and 48 hour notices, through October 15, 2026

$458KSpent to help Eliott Rodriguez in the general (supporting them or opposing their opponent)

$214KSpent to help Maria Elvira Salazar in the general (supporting them or opposing their opponent)

Biggest outside spenders, general election

Spender	Position	Amount	FEC ID
AB PAC	Support Eliott Rodriguez	$348K	C00492140
Latino Vote for America PAC	Oppose Eliott Rodriguez	$150K	C00742130
Workers Vote	Support Eliott Rodriguez	$82K	C00754051
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee	Support Maria Elvira Salazar	$54K	C00030718
Latino Vote for America PAC	Support Maria Elvira Salazar	$10K	C00742130
Cedar Key Progress FEC	Oppose Maria Elvira Salazar	$10K	C00827030
SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)	Support Eliott Rodriguez	$9K	C00004036
SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education)	Oppose Maria Elvira Salazar	$9K	C00004036
Equality Florida Action Inc. FEC	Support Eliott Rodriguez	$12	C90020041

Where the outside money came from

For the biggest spenders, the money is followed upstream while a single donor supplied at least half of it. From FEC receipts.

Latino Vote for America PAC ← $100K from Gabriel Gilinski (53% of its reported receipts)

The Gap

These totals come from the 24 and 48 hour notices outside groups must file before ads run. They are the disclosed floor. Spending by groups that do not file independent expenditure notices, such as issue ads paid for by 501(c)(4) groups, does not appear here.

Top PAC donors to each campaign

D Eliott Rodriguez

No record found.

R Maria Elvira Salazar

PAC	Given	Checks
American Society of Travel Advisors Inc. PAC	$10K	4
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International	$10K	2
Forever Youth Organization Utilizing a New Generation PAC	$10K	2
American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)	$10K	4
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC	$10K	2
Valor PAC	$10K	3
Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)	$10K	2
Delivers PAC	$10K	2
Hispanic Leadership Trust	$10K	2
American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)	$8K	5

Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through July 29, 2026. 166 PACs in total.

Primary Sources

FEC candidate page, Eliott Rodriguez: fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL27098
FEC committee filings, Eliott Rodriguez principal campaign committee: C00942581
FEC candidate page, Maria Elvira Salazar: fec.gov/data/candidate/H8FL27185
FEC committee filings, Maria Elvira Salazar principal campaign committee: C00714261
FEC independent expenditures, 2026 cycle: fec.gov independent expenditures
Race rating: Cook Political Report, October 16, 2026
Nominees: floridaphoenix.com