He looked petty in refusing to participate in the live all-candidate gubernatorial debate put on Thursday night by the state's public television stations.

And those less fortunate were watching the televised gubernatorial debate.

The visit came just one day after a gubernatorial debate in which Mr. Florio held his own but did not score a knockout punch.

Plans for gubernatorial debates in 1994 foundered, too.

He is the first third-party candidate to qualify for public money and to earn a place at the televised gubernatorial debates.

In early March, Texas held the nation's first-ever gubernatorial debate in Spanish.

There was a televised gubernatorial debate on Saturday.

Richardson was invited to participate in the 2006 gubernatorial debate, but did not respond to his invitation in time.

He later made history as the first third-party candidate to participate in a live, televised gubernatorial debate in North Carolina.

More attention was paid to the gubernatorial debates during the campaign.