Senatorial Candidates Mullin, Shannon Agree To August 2 Debate

Republican candidates for United States Senate, Markwayne Mullin and T.W. Shannon, will participate in a pre-runoff election debate to air the night of August 2 on News 9 and News On 6, it was confirmed Thursday.

Oklahoma voters will return to the polls August 23 to decide whether Mullin or Shannon will move on to face Democrat candidate Kendra Horn, Libertarian candidate Robert Murphy, and Independent candidate Ray Woods in November's general election.

Mullin got 43.6 percent of the vote in the June 28 primary election.

Shannon earned the right to a runoff by amassing 17.5 percent of the vote.

The debate will air from 7-8 p.m.