Politics · United States · 37 mins ago
Angie Nixon challenges Ashley Moody in Florida Senate election
Florida voters are choosing between Republican Sen.
Ashley Moody and Democrat Angie Nixon in a special election for the U.S. Senate.
The winner will serve the final two years of Marco Rubio’s term, which opened when he resigned in January 2025 to become secretary of state.
Gov.
Ron DeSantis appointed Moody, a former Florida attorney general, to replace him.
Affordability and the economy are major concerns for voters, with housing, insurance and other costs part of the debate.
Moody has highlighted economic policies and public safety, while Nixon has focused on the cost of living, health care and support for families.
Most polls give Moody an advantage, but Nixon’s campaign says it has momentum heading into election night.
The vote will decide who represents Florida in the Senate for the rest of Rubio’s term.
Republican Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Angie Nixon in Florida’s special Senate election, according to NBC News and The New York Times.
Moody won the contest to serve the final two years of the Senate term Marco Rubio won in 2022.
Nixon, a Jacksonville state representative, had won an upset victory in the Democratic primary.
The campaigns contrasted Moody’s focus on economic policies and public safety with Nixon’s emphasis on affordability, health care and support for families.
Moody’s record and ties to the state’s Hope Florida program were campaign issues, while Moody’s campaign criticized Nixon’s ties to the Democratic Socialists of America.
- Who
- Republican Ashley Moody defeated Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon.
- What
- Moody won the special election for the Florida Senate seat previously held by Marco Rubio.
- When
- Election Day was November 3, 2026; the result was reported on November 4.
- Where
- Florida.
- Why
- The election determined who would serve the final two years of Rubio’s Senate term.
Ashley Moody campaign
Angie Nixon campaign
Economic priorities
Ashley Moody campaign
Moody highlighted tax cuts and measures she said would help families and businesses.
Angie Nixon campaign
Nixon emphasized the cost of living, health care, housing costs and child care.
Public safety and political labels
Ashley Moody campaign
Moody focused on law enforcement and characterized Nixon’s politics as aligned with Democratic Socialists of America positions.
Angie Nixon campaign
Nixon rejected the campaign’s broad framing and argued that her priorities were everyday costs and services.
Hope Florida
Ashley Moody campaign
Moody framed her campaign around restoring trust and accountability in government.
Angie Nixon campaign
Democrats used the grand jury report involving Hope Florida to question Moody’s ties to the matter.
Nixon began serving in the Florida House.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Moody to the Senate seat after Rubio resigned to become secretary of state.
Nixon won the Democratic nomination in an upset, while Moody won the Republican nomination.
Florida voters cast ballots in the special Senate election.
NBC News projected Moody as the winner, and The New York Times reported that she defeated Nixon.
- Winner
- Ashley Moody, Republican
- Challenger
- Angie Nixon, Democrat and Florida state representative
- Seat
- Final two years of Marco Rubio’s Senate term
- Election Day
- November 3, 2026
- Nixon’s hometown
- Jacksonville, Florida
4 sources
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What people are saying
Ashley Moody should take a page out of Angie Nixon’s book.
Stop hiding behind attacks.
Angie Nixon is actually a socialist
The economy, rent, just affordability