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Republican Ashley Moody defeats progressive Angie Nixon in Florida Senate race

The Guardian World Wednesday 04 November 2026, 01:41 UTC By Richard Luscombe in Miami 1 min read
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Moody was elected over Nixon in a contest seen as a measure of whether the state remains reliably RepublicanUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesAshley Moody fended off a challenge from Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, to win Florida’s special election and retain her seat in the US Senate. It was the first election win for the Republican, who was appointed by Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis in January 2025, when Marco Rubio became US secretary of state....

Moody was elected over Nixon in a contest seen as a measure of whether the state remains reliably Republican

Ashley Moody fended off a challenge from Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, to win Florida’s special election and retain her seat in the US Senate.

It was the first election win for the Republican, who was appointed by Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis in January 2025, when Marco Rubio became US secretary of state. Moody will serve the remainder of his term until the 2028 election.

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