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Florida's US Senate seat: Angie Nixon projected Democratic nominee

Vindman conceded the primary after Nixon was projected to win, and said he would support her general-election campaign.

Florida's US Senate seat: Angie Nixon projected Democratic nominee
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Angie Nixon was projected to win Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, setting up a long-shot challenge to Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. The result followed a primary campaign that highlighted divisions over the Democratic Party’s direction.

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Democratic Senate candidate who conceded the primary

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Democratic Senate candidate projected to win the Florida primary

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States
Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader who had hoped Vindman could improve Democrats’ chances

Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative who backed Nixon

Ashley Moody
R · FL · SEN

Republican senator and Nixon’s expected general-election opponent

Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative who backed Nixon

Ron DeSantis
Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)

Florida governor who selected Moody to fill the Senate seat

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Former senator whose departure created the vacancy

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Angie Nixon Defeats Alexander Vindman in Florida Democratic Senate Primary

Outlets agree that Angie Nixon defeated Alexander Vindman in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Nixon will face Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in the general election. Left-leaning outlets present the result mainly as a progressive victory, with one also placing it among mixed results for progressives elsewhere in Florida. Center outlets mostly treat the upset as a test of whether progressive politics can win statewide, while some opinion coverage criticizes Nixon’s politics. Right-leaning outlets frame the nomination as a setback for Democrats and emphasize Nixon’s ideological profile and the November race against Ashley Moody.

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