Florida Democrat Angie Nixon Loses Senate Special Election to Ashley Moody
The Democratic state representative trails Republican Ashley Moody by less than three percentage points in a race that drew over 100,000 volunteers.
By Anthony Brooks ·
Angie Nixon conceded her bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida on Tuesday night after trailing Republican Ashley Moody in the final tallies.
The Associated Press reported that Moody captured 50.9 percent of the vote while Nixon secured 48 percent, with 99 percent of precincts reporting at the time of the update.
Nixon, a state representative from Jacksonville, ran in a special election to fill the vacancy left by the departure of the previous senator. The campaign mobilized a large base of grassroots supporters who had grown the field team from eight staffers to more than 100 during the race.
During the early voting period, the campaign attracted significant attention from young volunteers and community organizers who viewed the contest as a test of political engagement in a traditionally Republican state.
Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party, noted that his organization endorsed Nixon in the primary due to her local record. He urged the crowd to maintain their organizing efforts regardless of the election result.
"No matter what happens tomorrow, we continue to organize because that's what our people do," Mitchell told the audience at the watch party in Jacksonville.
Raham Johnson, a Jacksonville City Council member, addressed supporters early in the evening, stating that their work had only just begun. He thanked the volunteers who had been active since before dawn.
As the results shifted against her, Nixon took the stage to deliver her concession speech. She acknowledged the pain of the loss but expressed pride in the coalition her team had built across the state.
Nixon described the challenges faced by a working-class Black woman from the Moncrief neighborhood competing against the political establishment. She highlighted the efforts of volunteers who knocked on doors in the heat and organized in churches and living rooms from the Panhandle to the Florida Keys.
"We have built something that no election outcome can take away from us," Nixon said to the crowd.
The state representative stated that her campaign drew more than 100,000 volunteers. She thanked contributors who gave small donations and those who worked full shifts before returning to canvass or make phone calls.
Nixon addressed the immediate needs of Floridians, noting that working mothers would still require affordable child care and seniors would still face prescription drug costs. She argued that the issues facing families at kitchen tables could not wait for the next general election cycle in 2028.
