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The 8th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1803, to March 4, 1805, during the last two years of Thomas Jefferson's first term in office.
For the August primary and November general election, voters will vote twice on the same ballot for the 8th Congressional District: once for a candidate to fill Gallagher's vacant seat until Jan ...
The debate itself was viewed by 24 million people at its peak, setting records for the most-watched presidential primary debate ever and the highest-rated non-sports telecast in cable television history. [44] [45] The two different debates received rather different analyses in terms of the performances of the candidates.
Long-serving Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe, a respected moderate and an openly gay man, declined to seek a seventh term in Congress and thus created an open seat. The marginally conservative 8th district, based in southeastern Arizona, had narrowly supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 and the election was considered to be competitive.
GREEN BAY — Voters in the 8th Congressional District will get a chance to see Democratic candidate Kristin Lyerly and Republican Tony Wied in a debate.
Businessman Tony Wied speaks during a debate between GOP candidates running for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on July 25, 2024, at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wis.
The series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen A. Douglas for U.S. Senate were true, face-to-face debates, with no moderator; the candidates took it in turns to open each debate with a one-hour speech, then the other candidate had an hour and a half to rebut, and finally the first candidate closed the debate with a half-hour response.
Aug. 21—WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and 8th Congressional District challenger Rob Bresnahan have agreed to one debate — so far — but Bresnahan has asked there be more than one.