Federal race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Senate (special election)
U.S. senators vote on federal legislation, confirm presidential nominees and approve treaties.
2-year term. Special election for the remainder of the term ending in January 2029. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Ashley Moody to the seat in January 2025 after Marco Rubio resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. No write-in candidates are listed for this race.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
Neil J. Gillespie
Founder and director, Justice Network (advocacy group)Neil J. Gillespie of Ocala is a No Party Affiliation candidate who describes himself as "No Party Neil." He says he is running because of what he sees as a lack of due process in state and federal courts, and his campaign centers on the separation of powers and the First Amendment.
Ashley Moody
U.S. Senator from Florida (appointed January 2025)Ashley Moody is a former federal prosecutor, circuit judge and Florida attorney general who was appointed to the U.S. Senate in January 2025. She is running on her Senate record on tax cuts and law enforcement, and says her Senate work focuses on supporting President Trump's agenda, securing the border and upholding the rule of law.
Angie Nixon
Florida State Representative, District 13Angie Nixon is a Jacksonville state representative, first elected to the Florida House in 2020, and a former community organizer who won the August 2026 Democratic primary. Her campaign centers on the cost of living, with proposals including Medicare for All, free child care and a national rent freeze. She has said she recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families Party.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | Neil J. Gillespie No Party Affiliation | Ashley Moody Republican | Angie Nixon Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion | No public position found yet | Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 6), which would require medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion. | Supports protecting the right to abortion, contraception and IVF. |
| Economy & Jobs | No public position found yet | Voted against a Senate resolution to end the national emergency used to impose global tariffs. | Supports the PRO Act, ending "right to work" laws and raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage indexed to inflation. |
| Housing | No public position found yet | Voted for H.R. 6644, a bill described as increasing the supply of housing, which passed the Senate 89-10. | Supports a national rent freeze or rent stabilization standard, a moratorium on evictions, and federal action on property insurance including reinsurance backstops. |
| Immigration | No public position found yet | Introduced the REMOVE Act, which would require removal proceedings for people in the country illegally to be concluded within 15 days, and the Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act. | Calls mass incarceration and mass deportation "moral failures" and supports a moratorium on deportations pending a full audit of enforcement practices. |
| Civil Liberties | Lists freedom of speech and the press, separation of church and state, and redress of grievances including habeas corpus among his priorities. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Education | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Supports universal child care and pre-K, fully funding public K-12 schools and tuition-free public college and trade school. |
| Elections & Democracy | Says he has filed a complaint alleging fraud in the 2020 presidential election with the Federal Election Commission and the U.S. Supreme Court. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Energy & Environment | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Opposes construction of new data centers until federal guardrails, environmental review and community input requirements are in place. |
| Foreign Policy | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Calls for ending the war in Iran, relying on diplomacy and international institutions, and enforcing the Leahy Law on U.S. military aid. |
| Health Care | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Supports Medicare for All with no premiums, deductibles or copays, and canceling existing medical debt. |
| Public Safety | No public position found yet | Says she supported and recruited law enforcement officers as attorney general and chaired Florida's Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. | No public position found yet |
| Taxes | No public position found yet | Voted for H.R. 1, the 2025 budget reconciliation law, and cites its tax cuts as part of her record. | No public position found yet |