# Angie Nixon Scores Stunning Upset in Florida Senate Primary: What to Know

https://mins.news/en/video/26041

- ABC News, 2026-08-19 10:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dv3iHLbgeo

> Democratic socialist Angie Nixon pulled off a surprise victory in Florida’s Senate primary, defeating former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman. In House contests, Trump-backed Congressman Cory Mills lost his seat, while longtime Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz won her primary in a newly drawn, historically Black district.

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