Tim Kaine Faces Off Challenger Hung Cao in Virginia Senate Debate

The audience remained quiet for the first half hour until the issue of military recruiting was discussed.

(Left) U.S. Senate candidate from Virginia Hung Cao speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 16, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) (Right) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) speaks during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 24, 2020. Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), the defending incumbent in the race for his U.S. Senate seat from Virginia, and Republican nominee Hung Cao held their first and only debate on Oct. 2 at Norfolk State University, a historically black college in Norfolk, Virginia.

The one-hour debate was policy-heavy. Moderators asked the candidates about their stances on many issues, including inflation, housing, immigration, and abortion.