Sen. Ashley Moody won the U.S. Senate race over Florida Rep. Angie Nixon, according to CBS News Miami. Moody was first appointed to the seat by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The win came despite fallout from the Hope Florida scandal, a controversy that drew scrutiny of the governor’s office and the state’s political leadership in the months before the election. The CBS News Miami report, produced by Manuel Bojorquez, did not include detailed vote totals or election-night timing.
For South Florida voters, the result settles who represents Florida in the Senate for the next term. Moody, a Republican, held the appointed seat heading into the contest, while Nixon, a Democrat, had sought to unseat her.
