The two Democrats running for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat will meet for their second televised debate tonight.
State Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, and state Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, will participate in the hourlong debate May 14, hosted by KCCI and Gray Media.
The debate will take place at KCCI’s studios in Des Moines and will be moderated by KCCI Chief Political Reporter Amanda Rooker and Gray Media Political Director Dave Price.
Turek and Wahls also participated in a debate on May 5 hosted by Iowa PBS.
The candidates are seeking to become the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate race in Iowa since 2008. The seat is open this year after Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said she would not seek reelection.
The winner of Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary will face the winner of the Republican primary between U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and former state Sen. Jim Carlin.
Early voting began May 13, and the June 2 primary is less than three weeks away.
How to watch the Iowa Senate Democratic primary debate
KCCI will stream the debate at 9 p.m. on KCCI.com, as well as on the KCCI YouTube and Facebook pages.
The debate will air on digital channel KCCI 8.1 at 9 p.m.
The debate will be available at 7 p.m. in several ways across Gray Media’s Iowa television stations and digital platforms. That includes:
Stephen Gruber-Miller is the Capitol bureau chief for the Des Moines Register. He can be reached by email at sgrubermil@registermedia.com, by phone at 515-284-8169 or on X at @sgrubermiller.
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Reporting by Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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