WATCH: Nebraska voters hear from Harding, Powell in midterm House debate
Voters in Nebraska will hear from the two major party candidates seeking to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon during a debate Wednesday.
The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Nebraska Public Media in the video player above.
Bacon, a Republican and critic of President Donald Trump during his second administration, is leaving Congress after five terms in the House.
Democrat Denise Powell and Republican Brinker Harding are running to represent Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, which covers Omaha and other eastern parts of the state.
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- Voters in Nebraska will hear from the two major party candidates seeking to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon during a debate Wednesday.
- The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Nebraska Public Media in the video player above.
- Bacon, a Republican and critic of President Donald Trump during his second administration, is leaving Congress after five terms in the House.
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- Democrat Denise Powell and Republican Brinker Harding are running to represent Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, which covers Omaha and other eastern parts of the state.