Politics · Senate primary upsetFlorida Socialist Upsets $16M Favorite for Senate Shot vs MoodyAired August 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Florida Democrats have chosen state0:01representative Angie Nixon as their0:03nominee for the United States Senate.0:05She defeated Alexander Vinman in the0:07Democratic primary [music] and will face0:09Republican Senator Ashley Moody in the0:11November general election. Nixon ran as0:13a self-declared Democratic Socialist and0:16joined the Democratic Socialists of0:17America during the campaign. While0:19Vinman entered with establishment0:21backing and Moody holds the Republican0:23Senate seat [music] now at stake in0:24November. The financial gap defined the0:26race. Vinman raised $16 million dollars.0:30A [music] total that dwarfed Nixon's0:31resources. Yet Nixon's grassroots0:33organizing carried the primary. [music]0:35Unofficial election night totals put0:37Nixon at 56.06%0:40with 705,1920:42votes and Vinman at 43.94%0:45with [music] 552,7740:48votes. A decisive reversal of the money0:50advantage. The result came in overnight0:52primaries advancing candidates for the0:54November general elections with [music]0:56potential implications for control of0:57the Senate. In Florida, a state that has1:00trended sharply Republican, the outcome1:02advances a model built on affordability,1:04housing, health [music] care, and worker1:05issues. The central question now is1:07whether that primary breakthrough can1:08translate into a competitive race1:10against Moody in November.1:12Like and follow for more stories that1:14matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗