Kennesaw State University’s political science department and College Republicans Club will host a debate in Feb. 1 for Republican candidates vying for a U.S. Senate seat.

The KSU debate is one of seven debates scheduled across the state by the Georgia Republican Party. The debate will feature candidates hoping to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss. At least eight candidates are running for the seat, including three congressmen and a former Georgia secretary of state.

The debate will be moderated by political talk show host Martha Zoller and KSU political science professor and chairman Kerwin Swint.

The debate begins at 6 p.m. in the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, 1000 Chastain Road in Kennesaw.