Republicans Hold Florida Statewide Offices as Democrats Gain

Republicans retained Florida’s statewide offices in the 2026 elections, while Democrats gained seats in the Legislature and ended the Republican supermajority in the state House. Republican Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Angie Nixon in the U.S. Senate race, though reports gave different estimates of Nixon’s loss margin. The reported margin ranged from less than two percentage points to three points. One account put Moody at 51% and Nixon at 48%; the supplied reporting does not establish a final certified margin. Moody was appointed to the Senate seat after Marco Rubio left it to become secretary of state. Democrats also made gains in congressional and legislative contests. The Florida House District 33 race was in recount, with Democrat Dan McDow ahead in the reported count. Republican Maria Salazar’s U.S. House race was also headed for an automatic machine recount, with her lead within Florida’s recount threshold, according to the reported totals. Those contests remained unresolved in the accounts published after Election Day. The results varied across the state. Democrats won Miami-Dade County in the governor’s and Senate races, while Republican Byron Donalds won 52% of the...