Alex Vindman Loses Senate Democratic Primary in Florida to DSA Candidate
Angie Nixon won with 56% of the vote despite being outspent 16-to-1, underscoring the strength of her grassroots campaign.
- State Representative Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in the Florida Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, securing 56 percent of the vote compared to his 44 percent in a shock upset.
- Vindman raised more than $16 million, outraising his opponent by 16-to-1, yet spent only $2.2 million on advertising while Nixon spent under $60,000.
- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, along with Mark Kelly, Jack Reed, and Tammy Duckworth, backed Vindman, while Nixon secured support from progressives including Maxwell Frost, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib.
- Nixon, who was arrested staging a sit-in at Governor Ron DeSantis' office to protest redrawn congressional maps, proved her grassroots strength; Vindman conceded the race.
- Nixon will face Republican Senator Ashley Moody in the general election, with Moody having secured nearly 80 percent of her primary vote and currently rated as a comfortable favorite.
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