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Florida · U.S. Senate (special) · 2026

Seat U.S. Senate, Class 3 (special election)

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U.S. Senate, Class 3 (special election) · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Angie Nixon
19%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
INDOn the ballot
Neil J. Gillespie
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Ashley Moody incumbent
81%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentAshley Moody

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
81% Ashley Moody · RepublicanChance to win, between the two named candidates
REP Ashley Moody 81%
DEM Angie Nixon 19%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Moody 53.0% · Nixon 47.0% ActiVote · 2026-10-27
Seat lean (Hume PVI) R+5 cycles 2020, 2024
Prior result, this seat REP 57.7% 2022 general · margin 16.4%

Side by side

3 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMNixonINDGillespieREPMoody
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Angie Nixon$11,319,380.40
Neil J. Gillespie$13,283.81
Ashley Moody$14,524,031.96
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Angie Nixon$8,052,585.63
Neil J. Gillespie$12,650.24
Ashley Moody$13,707,676.85
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Angie Nixon$3,266,794.77
Neil J. Gillespie$633.57
Ashley Moody$816,355.11
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Angie Nixon47.0%ActiVote · 2026-10-27
Neil J. GillespieNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-10-27)
Ashley Moody53.0%ActiVote · 2026-10-27
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Angie NixonR+5seat-level
Neil J. GillespieR+5seat-level
Ashley MoodyR+5seat-level
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

10 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-10-27
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleNixonGillespieMoodyOthers
ActiVote2026-10-17 to 2026-10-27LV · n=40047.0%not named53.0%none
Echelon Insights2026-10-16 to 2026-10-23LV · n=51543.0%3.0%51.0%none
co/efficient2026-10-18 to 2026-10-20LV · n=1,01440.0%2.0%48.0%none
University of North Florida2026-10-12 to 2026-10-19LV · n=1,41445.0%not named49.0%none
MDW2026-10-04 to 2026-10-10LV · n=80042.0%not named48.0%none
St. Pete Polls2026-10-05 to 2026-10-07LV · n=83645.0%not named47.0%none
Targoz Market Research2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04RV · n=1,20038.0%not named50.0%none
Targoz Market Research2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04LV · n=85742.0%not named52.0%none
Change Research2026-09-25 to 2026-09-27LV · n=1,06347.0%not named48.0%none
Stetson University Center for Public Opinion Research2026-09-14 to 2026-09-21LV · n=83040.0%not named51.0%none

8 more poll(s) of this matchup are in the data file and are not listed here.

Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    as of cycle 2024
    R+5
    Lean (D minus R, points)
    -5.228
    Presidential cycles
    2020, 2024
    Computed
    2026-06-08

    Hume PVI is Hidden Levers' own two-party presidential-lean index for the state, not the Cook PVI.

    Prior result, this seat

    election returns

    2022 general

    CandidatePartyVotes% of total
    Marco RubioREP4,474,84757.68%
    Val DemingsDEM3,201,52241.27%
    Dennis MisigoyLIB32,1770.41%
    Steven B. GrantOTH31,8160.41%
    Tuan TQ NguyenOTH17,3850.22%
    Edward A. GrayOTH1900.00%
    Uloma Uma EkpeteOTH420.00%
    Moses QuilesOTH330.00%

    Total votes 7,758,014 · winning margin 16.41% of total (margin computed here from the cited vote counts)

    Percentages are of the MEDSL total, which also counts 2 votes on lines the data file does not list; the named-candidate shares are therefore lower than a share of valid candidate votes.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Prior result: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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