Rep. Bob Good will debate his Democratic challenger for the 5th District Congressional seat, Josh Throneburg, on Wed., Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.

The debate will take place just south of Farmville at Hampden-Sydney College in the Crawley Forum building. Click here for a map of campus.
For those who cannot attend the event in person, the debate will be broadcast live on wset.com, and live streamed from the Throneburg campaign’s Facebook page here.
This will be the only live debate between the two candidates. Good declined all other invitations.
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