Florida U.S. Senate (special election) race, 2026
On the ballot in Florida on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Candidates are listed as Florida's official candidate list prints them, grouped by the party label the state uses. GovGalaxy doesn't rank candidates, call races or project winners.
On the ballot
U.S. Senate (special election)
- Democratic:
- Angie Nixon
- No Party Affiliation:
- Neil J. Gillespie
- Republican:
- Ashley Moody
Source: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections (opens in a new tab).
- Every candidate in our files, with party labels as the state lists them.
Results
Florida's last polls close at 8 p.m. ET. After polls close, GovGalaxy shows unofficial counts read from Florida's official results file. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them.
Last time this seat was on the ballot
History: the official certified result from November 8, 2022, shown for reference. It is not a forecast of the 2026 race.
The 2026 contest is a special election; this is the last regular election for this Senate seat.
- Marco Rubio · Republican4,474,847 · 57.68%
- Val Butler Demings · Democrat3,201,522 · 41.27%
- Dennis Misigoy · Libertarian32,177 · 0.41%
- Steven B. Grant · No Party Affiliation31,816 · 0.41%
- Tuan “TQ” Nguyen · No Party Affiliation17,385 · 0.22%
- Edward A. Gray · Write-in190 · 0.00%
- Uloma Uma Ekpete · Write-in42 · 0.00%
- Moses Quiles · Write-in33 · 0.00%
- Howard Knepper · Write-in2 · 0.00%
Total votes: 7,758,014
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - 2022 election statistics (opens in a new tab)
Recent polls
Each poll is copied from the pollster's own release, newest first. Polls are snapshots with a margin of error, not forecasts; GovGalaxy doesn't average them.
Siena Research Institute release (opens in a new tab) for The New York Times
released Oct 28; likely voters; margin of error not listed
Angie Nixon (Democrat) 44% · Ashley Moody (Republican) 50%