Florida U.S. House District 27: Salazar wins Republican primary; Rodriguez wins Democratic primary

In Florida’s 27th Congressional District, Eliott Rodriguez won the Democratic primary, and U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar won the Republican primary.

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Florida U.S. House District 27: Salazar wins Republican primary; Rodriguez wins Democratic primary

Florida primary: Broward supervisor of elections reports 16.24% voter turnout

Saira Anwer, Reporter

Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

Published: August 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM

Updated: August 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM

Tags: Vote 2026, Florida Primary, Broward County

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TAMARAC, Fla. — Joe Scott, Broward County’s supervisor of elections, reported that the county’s primary voter turnout was at 16.24% on Tuesday night.

Broward County has 346 precincts, and more than 1.35 million registered voters. As of about 6:45 p.m., 217,520 had cast ballots in Broward.

Nearly 35% voted by mail, about 28% voted early, and about 36.6% voted on Election Day, according to data released by Scott before the polls closed.

The polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

Related link: VIEW RESULTS TONIGHT

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Saira Anwer

Saira Anwer joined the Local 10 News team in July 2018. Saira is two-time Emmy-nominated reporter and comes to South Florida from Madison, Wisconsin, where she was working as a reporter and anchor.

Andrea Torres

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.