Add The New York Post on Google Far-left state lawmaker Angie Nixon defeated retired Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman in the Florida Democratic special Senate primary election Tuesday night.
Nixon led Vindman 55.2% to 44.8% with more than 80% of ballots counted when the Associated Press called the race in her favor.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon waves as she is introduced to the congregation at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on August 17, 2026, in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Getty Images Nixon is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, while Vindman served as a key witness in President Trump’s first impeachment trial over his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Nixon will take on incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in November. The winner of that race will serve the remainder of the six-year term that Marco Rubio was elected to in 2022.
Retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, a Florida Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to the media after casting his early primary ballot at the Weston Branch Library on August 12, 2026, in Weston, Florida. Getty Images Moody won the GOP Senate primary with nearly 80% of the vote.
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