INDIANAPOLIS — Four Republicans running for the Indiana Governor position have qualified for Nexstar’s live debate later this month.
According to data from a recent poll published by Emerson College Polling and The Hill, the following candidates polled over 5% after Indiana residents were asked who they would vote for in the Republican primary for Governor:
- U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.)
- Brad Chambers, the former Indiana Secretary of Commerce
- Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s lieutenant governor
- Eric Doden, the former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Nexstar stations across Indiana are teaming up to broadcast 2024’s first live debate of the Republican candidates for governor. The one-hour debate will broadcast live in the Terre Haute market on WAWV at 7 p.m. on March 26 from the WXIN studios in Indianapolis.
According to Nexstar debate participation criteria, the rules that FOX59/CBS4 are following for the debate on March 26, a candidate must have received at least 5% in the ballot test poll question that includes all party-aligned candidates in a primary.
Under this criteria, two Republican candidates were not eligible for Nexstar’s debate. Curtis Hill, Indiana’s former attorney general, polled at 2.4% while Jamie Reitenour polled at 1.6%.
The data also reported that 43.3% of Hoosier Republicans who participated in the poll were undecided on which Republican gubernatorial candidate they would vote for in the May primary.
Jennifer McCormick, the state’s former superintendent of public instruction, will be the only gubernatorial candidate on the 2024 Democratic Primary ballot. This comes after Tamie Dixon-Tatum was deemed not eligible for the May primary election ballot by the Indiana Election Commission after her campaign failed to obtain enough signatures for ballot placement.
For a full look at the debate criteria, look at the document below:
If you have a question for the Republican gubernatorial candidates participating in the debate, click here to submit one. Your question may be a part of the debate on March 26.
