Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series Hosts State and Federal Election Debates April 26-28, 2026
The Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series will host primary election debates for U.S. Senate, Governor, Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Public Service Commissioner, and U.S. Congressional Districts one, ten, eleven and thirteen Sunday, April 26, 2026, Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28.
The debates are in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting. They will be available to watch live on GPB.org, and The Atlanta Press Club YouTube Debate channel. The debate series will remain available to watch on demand on APC’s YouTube Debate channel.
All candidates who qualify to have their name on the ballot are invited to participate in the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. The complete schedule is below in order of when the debates will take place.
You can click on any title or the Tape and Livestream time to open the stream/video for each debate.
Sunday, April 26
| Race | Tape and Livestream | Broadcasts on GPB |
| District 10 Republicans | 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | |
| District 10 Democrats | 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | |
| District 1 Democrats | 11:45 – 12:45 p.m. | |
| District 1 Republicans | 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | |
| US Senate Republicans | 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | April 26 at 7:00 p.m. |
| Lt. Governor Republicans | 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | April 27 at 3:00 p.m. |
| Lt. Governor Democrats | 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. | April 27 at 4:00 p.m. |
Monday, April 27
| Race | Tape and Livestream | Broadcasts on GPB |
| District 11 Democrats | 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | |
| District 11 Republicans | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | |
| Governor Democrats | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | April 27 at 7:00 p.m. |
| Governor Republicans* | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | April 27 at 8:00 p.m. |
| District 13 Democrats | 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. |
*WRGA will broadcast the Georgia Governor’s Race – Republicans debate from 9-10 p.m. on Monday.
Tuesday, April 28
| Race | Tape and Livestream | Broadcasts on GPB |
| Attorney General Democrats | 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | April 28 at 4:00 p.m. |
| Attorney General Republicans | 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. | April 28 at 4:30 p.m. |
| Secretary of State Republicans | 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. | April 28 at 7:00 p.m. |
| Secretary of State Democrats | 11:45 – 2:45 p.m. | April 28 at 8:00 p.m. |
| PSC District 5 Democrats | 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. | |
| PSC District 5 Republicans | 4:45 – 5:15 p.m. | |
| PSC District 3 Republicans | 5:45 – 6:15 p.m. |
Note the exact link for the PSC District 3 Republicans debate was not available at the time this post was made. The link will take you to the Atlanta Press Club YouTube stream page where you will have to select the stream for that debate.
The 2026 debate series was made possible by grants to the Atlanta Press Club from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Robert Charles Loudermilk Sr. Foundation.
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