Florida U.S. Senate S-FL-2026 · Class 3 · Special election (Rubio vacancy)

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-08-18
Filing Deadline 2026-04-24 (held)
Cook Political Report
Solid R
As of Apr 13, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Likely R
As of Mar 4, 2026
Polymarket
R 82¢
D 18¢
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Cook PVI
Incumbent
Ashley Moody
Republican · Appointed · Running
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Winner serves remainder of Rubio's term (through Jan 2029). Alan Grayson and Josh Weil filed with FEC but neither qualified for the FL ballot. First FL Senate special election since 1936. Cook: Solid R (Apr 13, 2026); Sabato: Likely R (Mar 4, 2026).

Top contenders

Ashley Moody
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$8,407,064
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6FL00640/
12-wk spend
Chris Gleason
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,430
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6FL00848/
Alexander Vindman
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$8,188,392
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6FL00855/
12-wk spend

Republicans

Ashley Moody
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$8,407,064
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6FL00640/
12-wk spend
Chris Gleason
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,430
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6FL00848/
Ernest Rivera
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Neelam Perry
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

Democrats

Alexander Vindman
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$8,188,392
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6FL00855/
12-wk spend
Angie Nixon
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Joshua Joseph Weil
Democrat
● Filed with FEC

Federally registered candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat. No editorial profile available.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$15,933,478
Through Sep 30, 2025
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6FL00756/

Other parties

Neil Gillespie
Independent
● Candidate

Independent candidate for the Florida U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

24 additional FEC filers excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.