ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ)- Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold are meeting in a debate at WLUK’s studios tonight.
The debate starts at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on WTAQ.
Johnson defeated Feingold for the Senate seat in 2010. Feingold was first elected to the seat in 1992 and was re-elected in 1998 and 2004.
The race for Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seat is tightening up, with the gap between the two lead candidates shrinking to just two points in a new poll.
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll shows Russ Feingold leading incumbent Senator Ron Johnson 46-44 among likely voters, with Libertarian candidate Phil Anderson polling at four percent.
Feingold led by five-points in a poll released last month.
Tonight’s debate is sponsored by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. It will be the first of two debates the candidates plan to participate in during this election.
