Overview
- Decision Desk HQ and the Associated Press projected Moody the winner on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, as media outlets called the close contest in her favor.
- Final reported tallies showed a tight margin with Moody edging Nixon roughly 51% to 48% in counts cited by multiple outlets.
- Moody ran a traditional Republican campaign that leveraged big-name endorsements and a substantial fundraising advantage while Nixon ran an energetic progressive bid focused on affordability and working-family policies.
- Coverage noted a state grand jury report that linked Moody, during her time as attorney general, to the Hope Florida diversion but declined to bring criminal charges.
- Moody will serve the remainder of Rubio’s term through January 2029 and the seat will be on the ballot again in 2028, a result that reflects Florida’s recent shift toward Republican voters and helps the GOP defend its Senate margin.