Overview
- The Atlanta Press Club released the full debate schedule on Aug. 12 for 11 taped and live-streamed general-election events to be recorded at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta.
- Marquee matchups are set for prime time with the governor debate between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson at 8 p.m. on Oct. 12 and the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 13.
- All debates will be closed to in-person audiences and made available live on gpb.org and the Atlanta Press Club YouTube channel, with later regional GPB television broadcasts that often air at different times.
- The series includes contests down the ballot such as secretary of state, lieutenant governor, attorney general, school superintendent, agriculture commissioner, insurance commissioner, labor commissioner, and Public Service Commission districts 3 and 5.
- The schedule lines up with key election dates—voter registration closes Oct. 5 and early voting runs Oct. 13–30—so the concentrated broadcasts could shape voter information and turnout in competitive statewide races.