Hart and Miller-Meeks debated Thursday night

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The two nominees for Iowa’s Second Congressional District will face off Thursday evening in a debate.

Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks are the two nominees for Iowa’s Second Congressional District, both vying for the open seat left by Democratic Dave Loebsack as he retires.

The debate will start at 7 PM Thursday and can be viewed online here. KCRG-TV9′s Chris Earl and The Gazette’s James Lynch will be moderating the debate.

KCRG-TV9′s sister station, KWQC, and The Quad City Times will host a second debate in the race on October 15th in Davenport.