Indiana candidates for US Senate -- Democrat Joe Donnelly, Republican Richard Mourdock, and Libertarian Andrew Horning -- meet for their first debate tonight, in-studio, no live audience, at Indianapolis, 6-o'clock Central Time.  One other debate is scheduled for the three on October 23rd at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, and that one will feature a live audience. The debate is sponsored by the Indiana Debate Commission which is showing the event online at www.indianadebatecommission.com .

Indiana's three gubernatorial candidates -- Democrat John Gregg, Republican Mike Pence and Libertarian Rupert Boneham -- debate again this Wednesday evening at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 6 pm Region time, and then one more time before Election Day, at an in-studio broadcast from Fort Wayne.

Election Day is November 6.

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