Sadler and Cruz to debate October 2 in Dallas

by Aman Batheja of The Texas Tribune

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The candidates for the U.S. Senate seat will be able to address each other during the debate.

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Paul Sadler (left) and Ted Cruz

DALLAS — Ted Cruz and Paul Sadler, who are running to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, have agreed to a televised debate on October 2 in Dallas.

The debate will be hosted by ABC affiliate WFAA, the station reported Wednesday. The debate will be in a "roundtable format" similar to a July GOP debate hosted by WFAA that featured Cruz and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. The format will allow moderators to ask follow-up questions and allow the candidates to address each other.

Cruz, a former Texas solicitor general, defeated Dewhurst in the July 31 Republican primary runoff. Sadler, a former state representative, beat retired educator Grady Yarbrough in the Democratic runoff.

Additional debates between the candidates may be scheduled before the November 6 election, according to the campaigns.

Libertarian John Jay Myers and Green Party candidate David B. Collins are also running for the seat.

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