Michigan gubernatorial candidates Tudor Dixon and Gretchen Whitmer debate

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Gubernatorial candidates Tudor Dixon and Governor Gretchen Whitmer will meet tonight for a debate hosted by WOOD TV8.

The debate starts at 7pm and lasts one hour and will be broadcast on WOOD TV8 and Streaming on woodtv.com.

Political reporter Rick Albin will moderate and quiz the Democratic incumbent and Republican challenger on the top issues in Michigan, including some questions submitted by viewers.

In addition to WOOD TV8, WLNS in Lansing, Local 3 in Marquette, 9&10 News in Cadillac, ABC 12 in Flint and WDIV in Detroit will carry the debate either on air, online or both. You can also hear it on WOOD Radio in Grand Rapids; 910-AM Superstation, WWJ and WJR in Detroit; and on Michigan Radio NPR nationwide.

The Nov. 8 vote will include not only the governor’s election, but Michigan’s other top offices — the attorney general and secretary of state — and three voting proposals, including one that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.

Some 1.6 million absentee ballots have been requested – a number likely to increase – and more than 155,000 have already returned. Michigan’s secretary of state’s office says this could be the highest-ever turnout for a gubernatorial election Associated Press reported.