Democrat Donna Shalala prevailed over Republican Maria Elvira Salazar to win Florida's 27th Congressional District, NBC News projects. 

Shalala replaces outgoing Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in a district that Hillary Clinton won handily in 2016 and includes wealthy areas like Coral Gables, Key Biscayne and Miami Beach, as well as the "Little Havana" neighborhood. Close to 60 percent of registered voters in the district are Latino, and the majority are Cuban-American.