Georgia Senate candidates will face off in debates this week. Here’s how to watch:
Candidates in Georgia’s federal and state elections will compete in a series of debates by the Atlanta Press Club.
The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series starts Monday with the Congressional District 5 debate at 10 a.m.
The debate series will take place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Oct. 19, and the APC has partnered with Georgia Public Broadcasting for more than 20 years to stream the debates statewide.
People can watch the debates on GPB-TV, livestream at GPB.org or on demand via Facebook at www.fb.com/TheAtlantaPressClub.
Here is a list of the debates Middle Georgia residents can watch.
U.S. Senate
- David A. Perdue (R)
- Jon Ossoff (D)
- Shane Hazel (L)
Livestream on GPB.org: Monday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m.
GPB-TV and APC’s Facebook page: Monday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
Public Service Commission, District 1
- Jason Shaw (R)
- Robert G. Bryant (D)
- Elizabeth Melton (L)
Livestream on APC Facebook and GPB.org: Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m.
Public Service Commission, District 4
- Lauren Bubba McDonald, Jr. (R)
- Daniel Blackman (D)
- Nathan Wilson (L)
Livestream on APC Facebook and GPB.org: Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 11:30 a.m.
U.S. Senate
The APC will host two debates for the special election with 21 candidates. The first debate will be between candidates who have not reached at least 3% in at least two nonpartisan polls, and the second debate will be between candidates who have reached at least 3%.
The frontrunners in this race include incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Rep. Doug Collins and the Rev. Raphael Warnock.
Here is a list of the candidates in the race.
- Al Bartell (Independent)
- Allen Buckley (Independent)
- Doug Collins (R)
- John Fortuin (Green)
- Derrick E. Grayson (R)
- Michael Todd Greene (Independent)
- Annette Davis Jackson (R)
- Deborah Jackson (D)
- Jamesia James (D)
- A. Wayne Johnson (R)
- Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D)
- Matt Lieberman (D)
- Kelly Loeffler (R)
- Joy Felicia Slade (D)
- Brian Slowinski (L)
- Valencia Stovall (Independent)
- Ed Tarver (D)
- Kandiss Taylor (R)
- Raphael Warnock (D)
- Richard Dien Winfield (D)
First debate: Livestream on GPB.org at 1 p.m. on Oct. 19 and aired on GPB-TV and APC’s Facebook page at 9 p.m. on Oct. 19
Second debate: Livestream on GPB.org at 3 p.m. on Oct. 19 and aired on GPB-TV and APC’s Facebook page at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19
This story was originally published October 12, 2020 at 10:15 AM.