Oklahoma U.S. Senate Candidates To Debate In Stillwater

<p>The Republican and Democratic nominees for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat are preparing for their first debate ahead of the November 4th general election.</p>

Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 10:26 am

By: News On 6

Oklahoma U.S. Senate Candidates To Debate In Stillwater

The Republican and Democratic nominees for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat are preparing for their first debate ahead of the November 4th general election.

Republican Congressman James Lankford of Edmond and Democratic state Senator Connie Johnson of Oklahoma City will square off at 7 p.m. Tuesday on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater.

The two are running to replace Dr. Tom Coburn, who is stepping down with two years remaining on his term.

Lankford is a two-term congressman who was elected in 2010 to the open Fifth Congressional District seat. Johnson was elected to the state Senate in 2005.

Independent candidate Mark Beard of Oklahoma City also is on the ballot, but won't be a part of Tuesday's debate.

The one-hour debate will be held inside the OSU Student Union Theater and will stream live at www.ostate.tv.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.