The debate is at 7 p.m. at Martins Ferry High School in Martins Ferry, a small city near the West Virginia border.
The location may seem remote to most people, but there’s a strategy to choosing the location.
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Martins Ferry is in Belmont County — a county President Donald Trump won in 2016 with 52 percent of the vote. However, President Barack Obama won the county in 2012 and in 2008. Democratic Party leaders are hoping to flip some of the counties that went for Trump in 2016 back to the Democratic column in 2018.
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The candidates taking part in the debate are Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, Youngstown-area state Sen. Joe Schiavoni, former Akron-area Congresswoman Betty Sutton and former Cincinnati-area state Rep. Connie Pillich.
You can watch the debate stream live on our Ohio Politics Facebook page.
Innovation Ohio CEO/President Janetta King will moderate the 90-minute debate.
The Democratic field for governor has been at four declared candidates for months, but there are other candidates rumored to be considering a run. Former state attorney general and treasurer Richard Cordray, former Cleveland Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich and talk show host and former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer are all said to be considering jumping in the race.
On the Republican side, candidates include Attorney General Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Jon Husted, Congressman Jim Renacci and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor.
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