Watch live: Tennessee's Democratic candidates for governor debate

The Tennessean

The leading Democratic candidates for Tennessee governor will debate Tuesday at Belmont University, giving voters one of their clearest views yet of the two ahead of the Aug. 2 primary.

The debate begins at 6 p.m. CT and will take place at McAfee Concert Hall on the campus of Belmont University. The event is sponsored by the USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee, WSMV and Belmont.

Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh, D-Ripley, are the top-tier candidates seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and have campaigned across the state ahead of the primary.

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Tennessee governor race: Democratic candidates debate Politics editor Duane Gang and Joel Ebert preview the debate between Democratic governor candidates, Craig Fitzhugh and Karl Dean, at Belmont University on Tuesday night.