Democrat Robin Peguero is gaining financially on Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar , whom he hopes to unseat next year in Florida’s 27th Congressional District.

During the third quarter — his first quarter running — Peguero, a former federal prosecutor, stacked more than $330,000.

Salazar, meanwhile, raised $214,500. Two other Democrats in the race, entrepreneur Richard Lamondin and accountant Alex Fornino , added $202,300 and $3,400 to their campaign coffers, respectively. Lamondin’s haul included a $95,000 self-loan.

Peguero’s campaign lauded the haul as proof that CD 27 is indeed “ in play ,” as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has designated it, and that support for Salazar among district voters and donors is waning.

“Our Congresswoman has been mo

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