Nixon Upsets Vindman in Florida Senate Primary

Is this a grassroots triumph or a Democratic disaster in the making?
Nixon Upsets Vindman in Florida Senate Primary
Above: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon in Hallandale Beach, Fla. on Aug. 17. Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The Facts

  • Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon won the Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, defeating retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman with 56% of the vote despite raising just $975,000 compared to Vindman's $16.3 million.
  • Nixon, a Jacksonville native who has served in the Florida state legislature since 2020, will face Republican Sen. Ashley Moody in November for the right to finish the remaining two years of former Sen. Marco Rubio's term.
  • Vindman, a retired Army officer, rose to national prominence in 2019 after testifying before Congress during Trump's first impeachment about a call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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