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Washington — GOP Sen. Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Angie Nixon successful the Florida Senate race, CBS News projects, keeping the spot nether Republican control.
Moody, 51, was appointed past twelvemonth to capable a vacancy near by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. She antecedently served arsenic Florida's lawyer general, aft moving arsenic a commercialized litigator and national prosecutor.
Moody faced disconnected against Nixon, who's represented portions of the Jacksonville country successful the Florida statehouse since 2020. Nixon, 42, is simply a antiauthoritarian socialist campaigner who pulled disconnected an upset triumph against a much mean hostile successful the primary, mounting up the contention against Moody.
Nixon's superior triumph was among a bid of wins by progressive-left candidates this cycle, successful a cardinal midterm dynamic arsenic the Democrats grappled with differing visions for the party's future. But the wide predetermination contests are different story, particularly successful a authorities similar Florida.
The formerly purple authorities has go progressively red, and President Trump won Florida by 13 points successful 2024. And portion Democrats sought to marque inroads successful the Sunshine State, Nixon's opponents seized connected the socialist label, which whitethorn person alienated immoderate migrant populations successful the authorities who person fled socialist governments. Nixon repeatedly pushed backmost connected the criticism, saying "it's not astir labels," portion underscoring her committedness to issues similar healthcare and lodging affordability.
With the projected triumph successful the peculiar election, Moody is acceptable to service retired the remainder of Rubio's term, which ends successful aboriginal 2029.
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