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As Election Day nears, the debate over debates is also heating up. Michigan is the only state with a competitive Senate race this year where the two major candidates haven’t faced off, but that doesn’t mean the other affairs have been without controversy.

US Sen. Dick Durbin and challenger Jim Oberweis sparred Wednesday night in their first meeting on a formal debate stage, with the rivals arguing over whether the incumbent's experience is an asset or a liability.

Viewers who tuned in Wednesday night to watch Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Crist (once a Republican, now a Democrat) instead saw an empty stage, with moderators explaining about "an extremely peculiar situation".

In one of the weirdest and most Floridian moments in debate history, Wednesday night's gubernatorial debate was delayed because Republican governor Rick Scott refused to take the stage with Democratic challenger Charlie Crist and his small electric fan.

Two U.S. Senate candidates threw out words such as "shameless" and "spineless" Thursday night as they ratcheted up their attacks in their final debate before the Nov. 4 election.

After more than a year of shadowing one another on the campaign trail in speeches, rallies and attack ads, Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democrat Mary Burke meet face-to-face Friday night in an hourlong televised debate in Eau Claire.

The candidates in the race for Illinois governor presented contrasting views on the economic climate in Illinois.

It was the second time in 24 hours the three candidates in the race for governor squared off. The candidates answered questions on topics like education, the future of charter schools and raising the minimum wage.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner (ROW'-nur) are meeting for their first true debate of the Illinois governor's race

With election day less than a month away, both candidates have sharpened their attacks on each other in recent weeks through negative television ads. They took hard swipes at each other Tuesday.

Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis revealed their views on many issues.

Familiar themes from the campaign surfaced when U.S. Senate candidates Shelley Moore Capito and Natalie Tennant met Tuesday night for their only head-to-head debate.