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Delaware Senate Candidates Debate Set for August 27th

The Delaware candidates for U.S. Senate will get a chance to debate on August 27th.

The match up will take place at 7 p.m. at Cab Calloway School of Arts in Wilmington and is sponsored by the Wilmington News Journal.

There will be a panel of journalist along with questions submitted by the paper’s readers.

On the Republican side Gene Truono will be on stage at 7 p.m.

But his opponent Rob Arlett will be absent due to a scheduling conflict.

On the Democratic side incumbent Senator Tom Carper and challenger Kerri Harris will debate for an hour beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The party primaries take place on September 6th with the general election slated for November 6th.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.