2026 general election
Florida Senate (special)
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money. · Interim appointee elected
$52M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Florida Senate (special) race: $26M raised by the campaigns, $2.6M of it from PACs, plus $26M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Ashley Moody (Republican) won.
Receipts + outside spending
$52M
Raised by campaigns
$26M
PAC checks
$2.6M
Outside money
$26M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ashley MoodyRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $15M
- Spent
- $14M
- From individuals
- $6.8M
- From PACs
- $2.4M
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $3.6M
- Outside money against
- $5.3M
Who paid: 17% of Moody's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.2M (50%)Trade group $419K (18%)Leadership PAC $369K (16%)Membership $138K (6%)Union $21K (1%)Super PAC $26K (1%)Party $62K (3%)Other $145K (6%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$62K
- National Association of Broadcasters Trade group$12K
- Republican Jewish Coalition Membership$10K
- American Optometric Association Membership$10K
- Mullin Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Twdc Enterprises 18 Corp. Corporate$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- New Deal for All, Inc. · $4.8M attacking
- Stronger Safer Nation · $3.0M supporting
- Black Voters Matter Action PAC · $250K attacking
- Great Opportunity PAC, Inc. · $186K supporting
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $115K supporting
Angie NixonDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $11M
- Spent
- $8.1M
- From individuals
- $11M
- From PACs
- $218K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $6.4M
- Outside money against
- $10M
Who paid: 2% of Nixon's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $32K (38%)Membership $2K (2%)Union $20K (24%)Super PAC $21K (25%)Other $10K (12%)
- Leaders We Deserve Super PAC$9K
- Rooted in Community Leadership PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Congressional Black Caucus PAC Other$5K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
- Moveon.Org Political Action Super PAC$5K
- Blue Wave Project Leadership PAC$5K
- I Got Your Back PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Gillibrand Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Stronger Safer Nation · $10M attacking
- Ab PAC · $2.6M supporting
- Td PAC · $1.6M supporting
- Progressive Turnout Project · $630K supporting
- Black Voters Matter Action PAC · $340K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Florida Senate (special) race?
- $52M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Florida Senate (special) race: $26M raised by the campaigns, $2.6M of it from PACs, plus $26M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Ashley Moody (Republican) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Florida Senate (special) race?
- Ashley Moody (Republican) raised $15M and had $3.6M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Florida Senate (special) race?
- Stronger Safer Nation ($14M), New Deal for All, Inc. ($4.8M), Ab PAC ($2.6M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Florida Senate (special) race?
- NRSC gave $62K to Ashley Moody; National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) gave $12K to Ashley Moody; Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) gave $10K to Ashley Moody.