The question submission period has ended. Join News 8 at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 for Debate Night in Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — News 8 is putting your questions to the people who want to be your next U.S. senator.
News 8 will host a debate between former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican, and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, on Oct. 8. Political reporter Rick Albin will moderate.
News 8 took your question submissions and will narrow the pool to ask Slotkin and Rogers about the pertinent issues that will affect you and your family.
The Oct. 8 debate will air at 7 p.m. on WOOD TV8 and stream on woodtv.com. It will also simulcast across the country on NewsNation, the national cable news network of WOOD TV8’s corporate owner Nexstar Media, and be carried on stations across Michigan:
| Station | Network | Market | Station Website | Social Media |
| WOOD TV8 | NBC | Grand Rapids | woodtv.com | @woodtv |
| WLNS | CBS | Lansing | wlns.com | @WLNS |
| WJMN | MY NET | Marquette | upmatters.com | @WJMN_Local3 |
| NBC/LOCAL4+ | NBC | Detroit | clickondetroit.com | @local4news |
| 9&10 News | CBS | Traverse City/Cadillac | 9&10news.com | @9and10News |
| WBKB | TBD | Alpena | www.wbkb11.com | @wbkb11 |
| WJRT | ABC | Flint/Saginaw | abc12.com | @abc12WJRT |
| WOOD 1300 AM | 106.9 FM | Grand Rapids | woodradio.iheart.com | @WOODRADIO |
The U.S. Senate seat is up for grabs for the first time in two decades because Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the Democrat who has held it for 24 years, is retiring. The race is critical as control of the Senate is at stake.
