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    Schedule for Washington State gubernatorial debates in the 2024 election

    Bronwen Cerys Posted on

    Jerry Cornfield
    | Washington State Standard

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    Gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert will face off in two one-hour debates this month.

    Ferguson, the Democratic attorney general, and Reichert, the former Republican congressman, will meet in Seattle on Sept. 10 and in Spokane eight days later. These will be the first and possibly only opportunities for the state’s nearly five million voters to see and hear the candidates discuss their policies side by side before the Nov. 5 election.

    Ferguson, a former King County Council member, was first elected attorney general in 2012. He is completing his third term. Reichert, a former King County sheriff, was elected to Washington’s 8th congressional district in 2004 and served seven terms.

    In the primary election on August 6, Ferguson received 44.9% of the vote and Reichert 27.5%. A total of 28 candidates were in the race.

    Here’s what we know about each upcoming event.

    First debate on Tuesday, 10 September

    When: 8 p.m., following the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

    Where: KING 5 Studio in Seattle. There will be no audience.

    Sponsors: KING 5 in Seattle, KREM 2 in Spokane, The Seattle Times and El Sol de Yakima.

    How to watch: KING 5 and KREM 2 will carry the show. All four media sponsors and the Yakima Herald will stream the show live on their respective websites.

    format: Both candidates make opening and closing statements. Several topics are covered. Each candidate has 75 seconds to answer a main question on a topic. This is followed by a discussion period in which answers to questions are limited to 45 seconds.

    Who will ask the questions?: Jim Brunner of The Seattle Times, Mark Hanrahan of KREM 2 News and Gloria Ibañez of El Sol de Yakima will ask questions, and KING 5 News anchor Joyce Taylor will serve as moderator.

    MORE: When is the presidential debate? When can we see Harris and Trump speak?

    Second debate on Wednesday, 18 September

    When: 6 p.m.

    Where: Fox Theater in Spokane. Attendance is limited to participants of the Association of Washington Economic Policy Summit.

    Sponsors: Washington Business Association and Greater Spokane Inc.

    Here’s how you can watch: KHQ-TV in Spokane is broadcasting live and streaming on nonstoplocal.com. KOMO News in Seattle is broadcasting live. The debate will be broadcast on TVW and C-SPAN at a later date, organizers said.

    format: Each candidate will give a one-minute opening and closing speech. In each round, one candidate will have 90 seconds to answer a question, their opponent will have one minute to respond, and then the first person will have 30 seconds to make a rebuttal. Reichert and Ferguson will also have the opportunity to ask each other a question.

    Who will ask the questions?: KHQ news anchors Sean Owsley and Kalae Chock, as well as Austin Jenkins, editor at Pluribus News and host of “Inside Olympia” on TVW.

    This story was originally published by the Washington State Standard, a nonprofit news organization and part of the States Newsroom network that covers state issues. Read more at washingtonstatestandard.com.

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