On October 6, the League of Women Voters of Idaho sponsored a gubernatorial debate. The only two participants were the Democratic nominee, and independent candidate John Stegner. Stegner is a former Idaho Supreme Court Justice. The Libertarian and Constitution Party nominees for Governor were not invited.
The only North Carolina U.S. Senate debate this year will be on October 15, between the Libertarian nominee and the Green nominee. See this press release. The Democratic and Republican nominees were invited but declined to attend, nor will they be engaging in any other debate.
Wyoming Public Broadcasting is hosting debates for Governor, U.S. House, and Secretary of State. All ballot-listed candidates are invited. There is no U.S. Senate debate because there are only two candidates on the ballot and the incumbent Republican, Harriet Hageman, will not attend.
For U.S. House, where four parties are on the ballot, the debate will be between the Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution Party nominees. The Republican nominee, Chuck Gray (current Secretary of State) will not attend. That debate is set for October 15.
For Governor and Seretary of State, where the only parties in these races are Republican, Democratic, and Constitution, all three candidates will debate. Those debates are October 14. See here.
On October 8, the Vermont Democratic and Republican nominees for U.S. House debated each other and also debated one of the independent candidates, Adam Ortiz. See this story. There are four independents on the ballot for this race.
On October 27, Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerri Green will debate two of her independent opponents, David Hatley and Lauren Pinkston. The Republican nominee, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, will not participate. There are 15 candidates on the ballot for Governor, including 13 independents. Tennessee normally has lots of independent candidates for Governor and U.S. Senator because only 25 signatures are needed, and no filing fee.
Hatley says he will donate $1,000,000 to certain charities of Senator Blackburn will participate.
No debates are set for Tennessee’s U.S. Senate race.
