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Polling in July by Co/efficient suggested the vote could be close, with 47 percent of likely primary voters in favor, 43 percent against and 10 percent still undecided.
Palazzo had 47 percent of the vote to 53 percent for Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell when The Associated Press called the race at 8:55 Eastern time.Â
Eastern time Wednesday, an estimated 32 percent of the vote had been counted, and Salas had 47 percent.
In total, Democratic candidates outpaced GOP candidates, 50 percent to 47 percent.
She will take the job as 47 states consider hundreds of proposed laws that voting rights advocates say would make it harder to vote.