The two candidates vying for the 98th District seat in the House of Delegates in the Nov. 7 General Election—incumbent Republican Keith Hodges and his Democratic opponent Sheila Crowley—will face off with one another in a candidate forum on Tuesday, Oct. 24.

This forum, which is being hosted by the Gloucester Democratic Committee and the Severn Republican Women, will be held at the Gloucester Moose Lodge on Route 17.

Doors for this event will open at 6:30 p.m. and a meet and greet will take place from 6:45 to 7 o’clock. This will also be a time for audience members to submit their questions for the candidates, according to forum spokesperson Bobby Ray.

The actual forum will take place from 7-8:30 p.m., with the moderator presenting questions to the candidates. Ray said Rachel Bitecofer, assistant director for the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University and a political science lecturer at the school, will serve as moderator.

Ray said this f...