Republican Ashley Moody defeats progressive Angie Nixon in Florida Senate race
Moody is elected over Nixon in a contest seen as a measure of whether the state remains reliably Republican
TL;DR
- Ashley Moody, a Republican, won a special election in Florida, retaining her Senate seat.
- She defeated Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist.
- Moody was appointed to the Senate in January 2025 by Governor Ron DeSantis.
- The election was viewed as a test of Florida's Republican leaning and Democratic progress.
- Moody characterized Nixon as a "socialist" who supported defunding the police and abolishing prisons.
- Nixon campaigned on affordability and corruption, referencing the "Hope Florida" scandal involving Moody.
- Prominent progressive Democrats, including Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, supported Nixon.