Watch the Rick Allen-Francys Johnson candidate forum at 6:55 p.m. tonight

Click here to watch the Congressional District 12 event live

Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, left, held onto Georgia’s 12th Congressional District seat with roughly 59 percent of the district’s votes to 41 percent for the Democratic challenger, the Rev. Francys Johnson.

Rick Allen and Francys Johnson — Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, left, held onto Georgia’s 12th Congressional District seat with roughly 59 percent of the district’s votes to 41 percent for the Democratic challenger, the Rev. Francys Johnson.

In the 12th District congressional race, Republican incumbent Rick Allen and Democratic challenger Francys Johnson will appear in a forum tonight, hosted by the Statesboro Herald in Ogeechee Technical College’s main auditorium in Statesboro.

Click here to watch the forum that will be broadcast live beginning at 6:55 p.m. tonight.

Joe McGlamery, president of the Statesboro Herald, will be the moderator of the forum.

During the event, candidates will be given two minutes each to introduce themselves. Then, McGlamery will ask a series of questions relating to their candidacy and issues facing the 12th District, Georgia and the next Congress, alternating in order of who answers a question first. Candidates will have up to two minutes to respond to each question and will be given two minutes each to make a closing statement.

Questions will come from the Statesboro Herald and from members of the audience, who will be given the chance to submit written questions on file cards.

Click here to watch the forum.

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