U.S. Senate election in Texas: Here’s when Ted Cruz and Colin Allred will debate
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his November opponent, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, will debate live on TV next month.
The debate between Cruz, a Republican who has represented Texas in the Senate since 2013, and Allred, a Democrat who represents the Dallas-area in Congress, is this first between the candidates this election cycle.
It is scheduled for Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at WFAA studios in Dallas and will air and stream live on television stations across Texas, WFAA announced Friday.
“With this debate reaching Texans statewide, voters will have an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates about the issues that matter most to them,” said Carolyn Mungo, WFAA’s vice president and station manager, in a statement.
WFAA Senior Political Reporter Jason Whitely and Dallas Morning News Political Reporter Gromer Jeffers Jr. will moderate the debate. It will air on WFAA, a Star-Telegram content partner, In the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
November marks Cruz’s first time on the general election ballot since his slim victory in 2018 against U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke lost by less than three percentage points.
Recent polls have Cruz and Allred separated by single digits.
Cruz has cast Allred as too radical for Texas in the weeks leading up to Election Day, while Allred has stressed bipartisanship on the campaign trail.
Early voting starts Oct. 21 and runs through Nov. 1.
Election Day is Nov. 5.
This story was originally published September 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM.
