A series of general election candidate debates will be made available to the public courtesy of the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series.
General election debates will be held for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate special election, Congressional Districts 5, 6, 7 and 9; Public Service Commission Districts 1 and 4; and Commission Chair for Cobb and Gwinnett counties. The debate series will take place on October 12, 13, 14 and 19, 2020.
Candidates who qualify with the Secretary of State’s office to have their names on the ballot are invited to participate in the debates.
The Atlanta Press Club has partnered with Georgia Public Broadcasting for the statewide debates and Public Broadcasting Atlanta/WABE 90.1 for the local races. The debates will be available for viewers to watch online or on demand via Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheAtlantaPressClub.
The debates airing on Georgia Public Broadcasting also will be available on GPB.org and GPB-TV. The debates airing on Public Broadcasting Atlanta will be available on WABE.org and WABE 90.1
Here is the debate schedule:
Congressional District 5
• 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 livestream on GPB.org
• 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 on APC Facebook
Congressional District 9
• 11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 livestream on GPB.org
• 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 on APC Facebook
U.S. Senate (Perdue incumbent)
• 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 livestream on GPB.org
• 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 on APC Facebook and GPB-TV
Public Service Commission, District 1
• 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 livestream on APC Facebook and GPB.org
Public Service Commission, District 4
• 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 livestream on APC Facebook and GPB.org
Congressional District 6
• 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 livestream on GPB.org
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 on APC Facebook and GPB-TV
Congressional District 7
• 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 livestream on GPB.org
• 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 on APC Facebook and GPB-TV
Gwinnett County Commission Chair
• 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 livestream on AOC Facebook, WABE.org
• 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 on WABE 90.1
Cobb County Commission Chair
• Noon on Wednesday, Oct. 14 livestream on APC Facebook and WABE.org
• 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 on WABE 90.1
U.S. Senate Special Election* (Loeffler incumbent)
• 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 livestream on GPB.org
• 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 on APC Facebook and GPB-TV
*Qualified candidates who have not reached at least 3 percent in at least two non-partisan polls
U.S. Senate Special Election* (Loeffler incumbent)
• 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 livestream on GPB.org
• 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 on APC Facebook and GPB-TV
*Qualified candidates who have reached at least 3 percent in at least two non-partisan polls
More information on the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series can be found online at atlantapressclub.org/debates/.
