Tickets Sold Out For Gubernatorial Primary Debates At Stockton; Other Viewing Options Still Available

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ — Tickets for next week’s gubernatorial primary debates at Stockton University are sold out, the university announced Wednesday morning. However, members of the public can still watch the Republican and Democratic primary debates live online or in a simulcast location the university is making available due to strong public interest. The debates will take place at the university’s Galloway Township campus on Tuesday, May 9.

The debates can be seen live online at stockton.edu/governordebates and on Stockton’s Facebook page. Signing will be provided for the hearing impaired, and a stream with a Spanish translation is available.
The event also will be simulcast in the Campus Center Event Room, and free tickets for that are still available at stockton.edu/governordebates.

All attendees for either venue must have a paper ticket and are advised to print them out before arriving at Stockton. Attendees must be in their seats 15 minutes before the start of each debate. For security reasons, walk-ins will not be permitted. No one will be admitted once the debates are underway. Simulcast tickets for the debates must be obtained before 5:30 p.m. on May 9, when the Box Office will halt sales.

The Republican Primary Debate between Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-16) begins at 6:30 p.m. and will last about one hour.

At 8 p.m., Phil Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany and a financier will participate in the Democratic Debate, along with State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-20); Jim Johnson, an attorney and activist who was formerly an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement; and Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19). That debate will also last one hour.

The university’s William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy will host the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) debates, and Executive Director Sharon Schulman will moderate. ELEC determined which candidates are eligible to participate.

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