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LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
This is a special election for Florida's Class 3 seat in the U.S. Senate. The seat is currently held by Ashley Moody (Republican). Ashley Moody is on the general-election roster below, seeking re-election.
On the ballot
- Ashley Moody — Republican (incumbent)
- Angie Nixon — Democratic
- Neil Gillespie — No Party Affiliation
Roster status
The candidate roster below was verified race by race against official state candidate listings and cross-checked across published race listings.
Race notes
SPECIAL ELECTION for remainder of Marco Rubio's term (ends Jan 3, 2029); Moody APPOINTED Jan 21, 2025 after Rubio became Secretary of State, and is running. CERTAINTY FLAG on stale sources: Alexander Vindman was the pre-primary Democratic frontrunner/top fundraiser but LOST the Aug 18 primary to Angie Nixon (56.1%) - Nixon is the nominee, confirmed by Florida Division of Elections-based reporting. Gillespie listed as Independent / no party affiliation in Florida reporting. Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from fl-senate-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.
Sources
- Candidate roster source — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Florida
Winner: Ashley Moody (Republican) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 4, 2026 (results wave 1); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.