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U.S. Senate (special) · Florida

Statewide, Florida.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Ashley Moody, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Ashley Moody4,210,24250.9%
Angie Nixon3,972,09548%
Neil Gillespie94,6081.1%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Special election to fill the remainder of the term Marco Rubio (R) was elected to in 2022, which expires in January 2029. Rubio resigned on January 20, 2025 after being confirmed as U.S. Secretary of State; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appointed Ashley Moody as his interim successor the next day. In the August 18, 2026 primaries, Moody defeated Chris Gleason, Ernie Rivera and Neelam Perry for the Republican nomination (79.6%), and Angela Nixon defeated Alex Vindman for the Democratic nomination (55.9%-44.1%).[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Ashley MoodyRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Senator from Florida (appointed January 2025; assumed office 2025)Full profile →Angela NixonDMember, Florida House of Representatives (since 2020)Full profile →Neil GillespieINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Ashley Moody
    Opposes[6]

    Introduced the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act in January 2026, which would make it a federal offense to knowingly transport a minor across state lines without complying with parental consent and notification laws for abortion.

  • Angela Nixon
    Supports[4]

    Her campaign priorities page lists protecting reproductive freedom, including the right to abortion.

  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Ashley Moody
    Opposes[5]

    Is a cosponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would let people with a concealed-carry privilege in their home state carry in other states that allow concealed carry.

  • Angela Nixon
    —
  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Ashley Moody
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.

  • Angela Nixon
    Opposes[4]

    Her campaign priorities page calls for abolishing ICE, a moratorium on deportations pending an audit of enforcement practices, and ending mass deportation.

  • Neil Gillespie
    Mixed[8]

    Supports lawful removal of people who entered illegally and a path to citizenship for immigrants who follow the rules; opposes what he calls the spectacle of activists confronting ICE.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Ashley Moody
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Angela Nixon
    Supports[4]

    Her campaign priorities page calls for a 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires and for closing corporate tax loopholes.

  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Ashley Moody
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.

  • Angela Nixon
    Supports[4]

    Her campaign priorities page calls for Medicare for All covering every person in America.

  • Neil Gillespie
    Supports[8]

    Proposes national health coverage with the ability to opt out.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Ashley Moody
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Angela Nixon
    Supports[4]

    Her campaign priorities page calls for a union-built transition to renewable energy and for ending taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuel corporations.

  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Ashley Moody
    —
  • Angela Nixon
    Supports[4]

    Her campaign priorities page calls for raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage indexed to inflation.

  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Ashley Moody
    Recorded votes[14][15]

    Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 49, 2025-04-30), which would have ended the emergency used to impose global tariffs. Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 88, 2025-10-30), which would end the emergency used to impose global tariffs.

  • Angela Nixon
    —
  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Ashley Moody
    —
  • Angela Nixon
    Supports[4]

    Her campaign priorities page calls for universal, high-quality child care and pre-kindergarten for every family regardless of income.

  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Ashley Moody
    Supports[13]

    Cosponsored S. 128, the SAVE Act (119th Congress), which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

  • Angela Nixon
    —
  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Ashley Moody
    Recorded votes[16][17]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Iran (S.J. Res. 59, 2025-06-27), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Iran to a vote. Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (S.J. Res. 90, 2025-11-06), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Venezuela to a vote.

  • Angela Nixon
    —
  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Ashley Moody
    Supports[7]

    Is a cosponsor of the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which would generally bar transgender girls and women from school athletic programs for women and girls.

  • Angela Nixon
    —
  • Neil Gillespie
    —

Research notes & limits

Moody's federal voting record and FEC finance totals are added by script. Gillespie has minimal public footprint; no positions could be documented. Biography gaps: Gillespie's biography rests on his own Ballotpedia survey; no news profile or campaign site could be loaded. Nixon's existing background item said she was elected to the Florida House in 2022; Ballotpedia shows she first won in 2020 (re-elected 2022 in District 13), so the item was corrected (her currentRole field still says 'since 2022'). Her 2026 reprimand and arrest reported on Ballotpedia/Wikipedia were not included because no news report was fetched.

Sources · 29

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Ashley B. Moody · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Angela Nixon - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Priorities - Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate · Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Senator Moody Fights for Americans’ Second Amendment Rights, Cosponsors Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill · Office of Senator Ashley Moody · 2026-10-03 Official record
  6. 6.Senator Moody Introduces Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act · Office of Senator Ashley Moody · 2026-10-03 Official record
  7. 7.Senator Moody Teams Up with Female Athletes in Nationwide Call to Protect Women’s Sports · Office of Senator Ashley Moody · 2026-10-03 Official record
  8. 8.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, Neil Gillespie (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  9. 9.United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  10. 10.Ashley B. Moody · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.About · Office of Senator Ashley Moody, U.S. Senate Official record
  12. 12.Florida U.S. Senate (special) election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  13. 13.S. 128, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Resolution to end the global tariff emergency · U.S. Senate · 2025-04-30 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Resolution to end the global tariff emergency · U.S. Senate · 2025-10-30 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Iran — motion to discharge · U.S. Senate · 2025-06-27 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela — motion to discharge · U.S. Senate · 2025-11-06 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Senate passage · U.S. Senate · 2025-07-01 Official record
  19. 19.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  20. 20.United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  21. 21.Angela Nixon - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  22. 22.Meet Angie · Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate (campaign website) Candidate's own words
  23. 23.Angie Nixon · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  24. 24.U.S. Senate (special) · Florida results 2026 · NBC News News report
  25. 25.Angie Nixon to pay fine and do community service for staging sit-in at DeSantis' office · Florida Phoenix · 2026-09-22 News report
  26. 26.United States Senate special election in Florida, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  27. 27.Neil Gillespie · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  28. 28.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, Neil Gillespie (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  29. 29.U.S. Senate (special) · Florida results 2026 · NBC News News report