State Treasurer and GOP challenger Stacy Garrity and Governor Josh Shapiro have each agreed to a debate hosted by Nexstar Media Inc. on Wednesday, October 7 at 8:00pm at the ABC27 studio in Harrisburg, ABC27 News reported.

The debate will air on WPHL-TV (MyNetworkTV) in Philadelphia and will be moderated by longtime ABC27 anchor Dennis Owens. The debate will also stream on each station’s smart television apps, available on Roku, AppleTV, Samsung, and Amazon FireTV devices, and YouTube platforms, ABC27 said.

“Game on,” said Matthew Beynon, a spokesperson for Garrity.

In June, Garrity called for seven debates with Shapiro. Garrity’s campaign announced in early September that she would participate in a televised debate hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry in October, and that she has accepted an invitation to debate at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. However, Wednesday’s event is currently the only scheduled debate between the two candidates during the campaign.

Both candidates ran opposed in May. Polling conducted since August shows Shapiro with an average lead of 24 percentage points. The latest poll, conducted by The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena University, had Shapiro leading 58% to 38%. 

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