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UpdateFloridaSunday, November 8, 2026

Florida ordered machine recount in Congressional District 27 race

The state Secretary of State ordered a machine recount in the U.S. House race, set to begin November 9.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
NBC 6 South Florida
“Recount of U.S. Congressional District 27 race set for Monday, supervisor of elections says”, Sunday, November 8, 2026
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What happened

The Florida Secretary of State ordered a machine recount in the U.S. Congressional District 27 race. The recount is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 9, 2026, at Miami-Dade Election Headquarters in Doral. Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia said the Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board will oversee the recount.1

Republican Rep. Maria Salazar has claimed victory over Democratic candidate Eliott Rodriguez, though no official winner has been decided. Rodriguez's campaign is demanding that Garcia recuse herself from the canvassing board, citing conflicts of interest.1

What it means in Florida

What Florida law says about the canvassing board

The county canvassing board is made up of the supervisor of elections, a county court judge and the chair of the county commission, and it counts mail ballots, rules on provisional ballots, certifies the county results and reports them to the state.2 County canvassing boards must file official returns by noon on the 13th day after the election, November 16.3

Key dates in Florida

Election Day in -7 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Thu, Oct 22 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Sat, Oct 24 · passed
    Early voting begins
  4. Sat, Oct 31 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  6. Tue, Nov 17 · 7 days
    State certification

Every date in Florida, and who certifies the election

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The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. NBC 6 South Florida, https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/recount-of-u-s-congressional-district-27-race-set-for-monday-supervisor-of-elections-says/3885356/ · Sunday, November 8, 2026
  2. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  3. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines

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