Moody defeats Nixon in US Senate race

By: Christine Sexton, Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 1,434

Last Updated: 5 days, 19 hours ago

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U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody won her third statewide election Tuesday as Republicans kept hold of the Florida seat to which Moody was appointed after President Donald Trump nominated Marco Rubio as secretary of state.

Moody defeated state Rep. Angie Nixon in a special election called to fill the remaining two years of Rubio’s term. The Associated Press called the race just after 8:30 p.m. eastern time, with more than 90% of the votes …

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