Senator Kay Hagan, an incumbent Democratic candidate for the upcoming senatorial midterm elections, will be visiting NC State today at 3 p.m. for an education press conference. The conference is closed to the public, but about 50 people who were personally invited by Hagan’s campaign will be allowed to attend the event.

Organizers wanted to keep the conference small for the press, and due to space restrictions, no more than 50 attendees are allowed into the conference while Hagan is at NC State. Because it is a campaign event, only supporters of Kay Hagan were invited to attend.

In addition to Hagan, two students will speak at the event. Hagan will then hold a Q&A with the press. The conference is set to last about one hour. 

Hagan will discuss education during the conference. The event is part of her education tour across the state and she will be speaking at other schools in the UNC-System later this week. 

Hagan is seeking to be reelected against Republican candidate Thom Tillis in what has been regarded by multiple sources as the most important senatorial race in the country, as well as one of the most expensive. Democrats are currently fighting to maintain control over the U.S. Senate, and Hagan’s seat has been named vital to maintaining that control. 

Due to donations from wealthy donors such as the Koch Brothers, Art Pope, George Soros and Michael Bloomberg, this senate race has become one of the U.S. first political races to reach the $100 million mark, according to the Charlotte Observer.  

According to Huffington Post poll tracking, Hagan is ahead of Tillis with 44.9 percent of voter support. Tillis is estimated to have 42.1 percent, and libertarian candidate Sean Haugh is estimated to have 5.2 percent. 

The same poll tracker suggested a 58.9 percent probability Hagan will beat Tillis as well a 65 percent probability republicans will take control of the senate after the midterm elections. 

Voting day is Nov. 4.