The top four polling Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor met on April 27 in the Harrisburg studio of WHTM TV for a debate broadcast statewide. Nextstar Media Group, which sponsored the debate, only invited candidates who received at least five percent in either of the past two Nexstar or Emerson College polls.
Participants were Lou Barletta, Doug Mastriano, Dave White, and Bill McSwain.
Candidates Jake Corman, Joe Gale, Charlie Gerow, Melissa Hart, and Nche Zama were not invited, although Corman scheduled a campaign advertisement to run right before the debate aired.
Television news anchors Dennis Owens and Lisa Sylvester moderated the debate.
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