Florida Senate race set as Moody and Nixon win their nominations

WASHINGTON, D.C. Florida's U.S. Senate race is taking shape after both parties picked their nominees. Republican Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon won their party nominations to compete for the remaining two years of Marco Rubio's Senate term.

Sen. Ashley Moody wins Republican nomination to finish Marco Rubio’s term

Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., speaks as Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Moody, 51, was appointed to fill Rubio’s seat after he became Trump’s secretary of state. Now she’s running to finish the last two years of his term.

A former state attorney general, Moody has Trump’s backing. Florida has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 2012, when then-Sen. Bill Nelson won reelection.

State Rep. Angie Nixon wins Democratic nomination for US Senate in Florida

Nixon would be Florida’s first Black U.S. senator if elected in November. She is running to fill the last two years of a term Republican Marco Rubio won in 2022 before becoming Trump’s secretary of state in January 2025.

It’s the latest victory for progressive candidates who have found success in primary contests against establishment-backed Democrats this year.

Florida Senate race set as Moody and Nixon win their nominations

Sen. Ashley Moody wins Republican nomination to finish Marco Rubio’s term

State Rep. Angie Nixon wins Democratic nomination for US Senate in Florida

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