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The 2026 Florida Senate race: Ashley Moody vs. Angie Nixon

Overview · reviewed November 5, 2026

Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, appointed to Marco Rubio's seat in 2025, won Florida's 2026 Senate race, defeating Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist who had won an upset in the August primary.[1][2][3] Former President Barack Obama endorsed Nixon in late October, and Sen. Bernie Sanders had been reported to be planning financial support for her campaign.[4][5]

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Former President Barack Obama endorsed Nixon in late October, and Sen. Bernie Sanders had been reported to be planning financial support for her campaign.[4][5]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2025-01-13 (UTC): 15%, 34 of 228 tracked outlets (10 left, 15 center, 9 right)Week of 2025-01-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-01-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-02-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-02-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-02-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-02-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-03-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-03-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-03-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-03-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-03-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-04-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-04-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-04-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-04-28 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-05-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-05-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-05-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-05-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-06-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-06-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-06-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-06-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-06-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-07-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-07-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-07-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-07-28 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-08-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-08-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-08-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-08-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-09-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-09-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-09-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-09-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-09-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-10-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-10-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-10-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-10-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-26 (UTC): 5%, 9 of 189 tracked outlets (2 left, 4 center, 3 right)Week of 2026-02-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): 10%, 46 of 464 tracked outlets (16 left, 16 center, 14 right)Week of 2026-08-24 (UTC): under 1%, 1 of 466 tracked outlets (1 left, 0 center, 0 right)Week of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): under 1%, 2 of 480 tracked outlets (0 left, 1 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): 1%, 3 of 476 tracked outlets (1 left, 0 center, 2 right)Week of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): 1%, 4 of 476 tracked outlets (0 left, 0 center, 4 right)Week of 2026-10-19 (UTC): 1%, 3 of 479 tracked outlets (0 left, 2 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-10-26 (UTC): 1%, 4 of 473 tracked outlets (0 left, 1 center, 3 right)Week of 2026-11-02 (UTC): 3%, 14 of 471 tracked outlets (4 left, 6 center, 4 right)Week of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 1 more outlet off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (10 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Nov 2, 202646414 of 4713%
Oct 26, 20260134 of 4731%
Oct 19, 20260213 of 4791%
Oct 12, 20260044 of 4761%
Sep 28, 20261023 of 4761%
Sep 14, 20260112 of 480under 1%
Aug 24, 20261001 of 466under 1%
Aug 17, 202616161446 of 46410%
Jan 26, 20262439 of 1895%
Jan 13, 20251015934 of 22815%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Nov 2, 2026 · first reported · Headline from FOX 35 Orlando

    Ashley Moody reelected to US Senate, defeats Angie Nixon

Background

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Attorney General Ashley Moody to the US Senate in January 2025 to replace Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state.[2] On the Democratic side, Alex Vindman, an Army veteran and a key witness in Trump's first , entered the race in January 2026.[6]

In the August primary, state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, beat Vindman by more than 12 points even though he outraised her by about $18 million.[7] Moody easily won the Republican nomination[8] and attacked Nixon at once, saying that she "and her comrades want to destroy this country."[8] Days later, Nixon and the state Democratic Party's chair, Nikki Fried, reportedly clashed in a heated call over socialism and the challenges of campaigning in Florida.[9][10] In September, Nixon was reported to be among a group of Democratic candidates whose campaigns Sen. Bernie Sanders would help fund.[5] In late October, Nixon drew criticism after she declined to directly call Cuba a dictatorship.[11] Moody's win on November 3 was seen as a measure of whether the state remained reliably Republican.[1]

Supporting stories (11)
  1. Ashley Moody wins Florida 2026 Senate election
  2. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis selects attorney general Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in Senate
  3. Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race
  4. Obama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boost
  5. Bernie Sanders to give cash boost to Angie Nixon campaign
  6. Alex Vindman, key Trump impeachment witness, launches Florida Senate run
  7. 3 reasons why Democrat Angie Nixon won the US Senate primary
  8. Sen. Moody, RNC Slam Democratic Socialist Nominee Angie Nixon After Her Upset Win Over Alex Vindman
  9. Florida Dems’ Senate nominee sparks chaos, accuses party chair of ‘gaslighting’
  10. Report: Socialist Angie Nixon, Florida Democrat Chair Erupt in Shouting Match
  11. Angie Nixon gets bipartisan pushback for answer about Cuba dictatorship

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 15 recorded updates

November 2026

  1. Ashley Moody wins Florida 2026 Senate electionHeadline from CBS News · 15 outlets

October 2026

  1. Angie Nixon gets bipartisan pushback for answer about Cuba dictatorshipHeadline from NBC 6 South Florida · 4 outlets
  2. Obama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boostHeadline from The Hill · 3 outlets
  3. DSA Florida Senate hopeful Angie Nixon doesn’t oppose prisons — because she wants GOP opponent ‘locked up’Headline from New York Post · 4 outlets

September 2026

  1. Bernie Sanders to give cash boost to Angie Nixon campaignHeadline from Orlando Weekly · 3 outlets
  2. Ashley Moody Sounds Alarm as Second Poll Shows Dead Heat With Angie NixonHeadline from Newsweek · 2 outlets

August 2026

  1. Report: Socialist Angie Nixon, Florida Democrat Chair Erupt in Shouting MatchHeadline from Breitbart News · 1 outlet
  2. Florida Dems’ Senate nominee sparks chaos, accuses party chair of ‘gaslighting’Headline from BizPac Review · 2 outlets
  3. 3 reasons why Democrat Angie Nixon won the US Senate primaryHeadline from Tampa Bay Times · 1 outlet
  4. Sen. Moody, RNC Slam Democratic Socialist Nominee Angie Nixon After Her Upset Win Over Alex VindmanHeadline from Florida Daily · 1 outlet
  5. Florida Democrats Finally Win Back Hispanic Voters: Then They Nominate a Socialist for SenateHeadline from Latin Times · 2 outlets
  6. Who are the candidates for Florida's U.S. Senate?Headline from WFLA · 1 outlet
  7. Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate raceHeadline from The Guardian · 45 outlets

January 2026

  1. Alex Vindman, key Trump impeachment witness, launches Florida Senate runHeadline from NBC News · 10 outlets

January 2025

  1. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis selects attorney general Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in SenateHeadline from FOX 35 Orlando · 35 outlets

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