The event will start at 7 p.m. in Plowden Auditorium, located on the third floor
of Withers/W.T.S. Building. Both the Republican and Democratic parties' nominations for Governor are contested.
The statewide primary is June 12 and the runoff, if necessary, will be held June 26.
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA — Winthrop University and the S.C. League of Women Voters will host a gubernatorial debate on April 19 on the university's campus.
The event will start at 7 p.m. in Plowden Auditorium, located on the third floor of Withers/W.T.S. Building.
The confirmed candidates are: Republicans Lieutenant Governor Kevin Bryant and former Lieutenant Governor
Yancey McGill; Democrats Phil Noble and Marguerite Willis; Independent Philip Mathews
Cheney; and American Party candidate Martin Barry.
Holley Ulbrich, professor emerita of economics at Clemson University and co-president of the state
league, will moderate.
Both the Republican and Democratic parties' nominations for Governor are contested.
The statewide primary is June 12 and the runoff, if necessary, will be held June 26.
The April 19 event at Winthrop is free and open to the public, according to Political
Science Professor Karen Kedrowski, director of the Center for Civic Learning. However,
tickets are required for entry into Plowden Auditorium. Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gubernatorial-forum-tickets-45062872264
Overflow seating will be available on the fourth floor atrium and will not require
a ticket. Public parking will be in the Meadows Parking lot, located on Charlotte Avenue.
Winthrop University is a public university dedicated to serving the state of South
Carolina and to promoting the free exchange of ideas and informed citizenship. Thus,
Winthrop University welcomes political candidates, elected officials, and guest speakers
from all partisan and ideological perspectives to visit campus and present their ideas
to the Winthrop and Rock Hill communities. These appearances do not constitute an
endorsement of any party, candidate, or ideological perspective.
For more information, contact Karen Kedrowski at kedrowskik@winthrop.edu.
