What’s being done to confront the coronavirus and stem the economic fallout from the pandemic is central to this year’s election campaigns. That was clear when the candidates in Minnesota’s 2nd and 6th Congressional Districts met in separate MPR News debates.

First, DFL U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (left) and Republican challenger Tyler Kistner, followed by Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and DFL challenger Tawnja Zahradka.

The debates were separately moderated by Politics Friday host and MPR News political editor Mike Mulcahy.