Syracuse.com and WCNY will partner to host a debate this fall in the Syracuse mayor’s race.

The debate is Tuesday, Oct. 14. It will air on WCNY and publish on syracuse.com at 8 p.m.

Sharon Owens (D), Tom Babilon (R), Tim Rudd (I) and Alfonso Davis (I) are running for mayor in November. The election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Early voting runs from Oct. 25 to Nov. 2.

All four candidates have agreed to the debate. The campaigns will not be provided any questions ahead of the debate.

The debate will be moderated by:

David Lombardo, host of WCNY’s The Capitol Pressroom;

Chris Baker, public affairs editor at syracuse.com; and

Nina Moore, Dr. William L. Boyle, Jr. ’55 Endowed Chair in Political Science and Professor of Political Science at Colgate University

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