Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a surprise victory in Florida’s Democratic primary for the US Senate on Tuesday, defeating retired Army officer and former national security official Alexander Vindman, according to projections by media outlets cited by Reuters.
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Nixon, a Florida state legislator since 2020, will now face Republican Senator Ashley Moody in the November general election for the final two years of former Senator Marco Rubio’s term. Rubio left the Senate after becoming US secretary of state under President Donald Trump.
The result was a notable upset for Nixon, who was heavily outspent by Vindman and emerged from a primary in which the former Army officer had significant name recognition from his role in Trump’s first impeachment.
Vindman testified before Congress in 2019 about a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. After his defeat, Vindman said on social media, "Rep. Nixon ran a strong campaign. I will be standing by her side in the fight against Ashley Moody. I hope you'll join me."
Meanwhile, Trump took a jibe at Vindman and wrote on Truth Social, “SleazeBag Vindman loses tonight to a Radical Left Lunatic. How cool is that???”.
