Florida Senate: Angie Nixon vows to return to race in 2028 after loss to Moody

Angie Nixon lost the special election for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat to Republican Ashley Moody on Tuesday, with the Associated Press showing Moody at 50.9% of the vote and Nixon at 48% as of 99% reporting.

The contest pitted Moody, an incumbent senator, against Nixon, a Democratic state representative from Jacksonville’s Moncrief neighborhood. Early results had Nixon leading, prompting celebration at her watch party in Jacksonville before the final margins solidified in favor of Moody.

During her concession speech, Nixon stated she intends to run for the Senate again in 2028. She told the crowd that her campaign had mobilized more than 100,000 volunteers across the state, including supporters in the Panhandle and the Florida Keys.

Nixon described the organizing effort as a foundation that would outlast the election results. She cited the work of volunteers who knocked on doors, called voters, and organized in local venues such as churches and barbershops.

Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party, supported the continued organizing effort. His group had endorsed Nixon in the primary based on her community work. Mitchell told the audience that the party would continue to organize regardless of the election outcome.

Jacksonville City Council member Raham Johnson addressed the supporters before the concession speech. He noted that he had been working on the campaign since 5 a.m. and urged the crowd to view the loss as the beginning of their work rather than the end.

Nixon acknowledged the financial and personal demands on her supporters, including those who donated small amounts and those who balanced full-time jobs with campaign shifts. She emphasized the need for affordable child care, prescription drug access, and housing stability for Florida families.

Before leaving the stage, Nixon told supporters to dance and described the group as joyfully resistant. The announcement of her 2028 plans came near the end of her remarks, after she urged young people, particularly Black girls in her home neighborhood, to enter political decision-making rooms.