U.S. Senate Democratic Candidates Debate Tonight

The six Democratic U.S Senate candidates, looking to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown next year, will come face to face tonight in a debate being held at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

According to a UMass-Lowell/Boston Herald poll, voters are most interested in hearing more on the current economic situation and are divided on giving in-sate tuition rates to illegal immigrants.

Democrat Elizabeth Warren is currently 30 points ahead of her five Democratic challengers, the Boston Herald reports. Representative Niki Tsongas endorsed Warren Monday in Lowell.

The Boston Herald/UMass-Lowell poll is also reporting that in a Brown versus Warren matchup, Brown leads by a close margin; 41 percent to 38 percent. 21 percent of voters do not know who they would vote for.

The debate features Wayland’s Tom Conroy, a state representative in his third term, Brookline’s Alan Khazei, co-founder of the nonprofit City Year, Marisa DeFranco, Bob Massie, Herb Robinson and Warren.

The debate will kick off at 7 p.m.

Have you decided which candidate you’ll vote for? The debate will be live-streamed. You can watch it on the Boston Herald or UMass Lowell websites.