The Democratic primary race for New York governor is getting heated.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and challenger Cynthia Nixon are set to meet in their first and only debate tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 29), but there's a disagreement over what the room temperature should be.

The New York Times reports Nixon's team emailed WCBS-TV, which will moderate and air the debate, asking if the room could be set at 76 degrees Fahrenheit. Cuomo prefers to keep things much cooler, according to a Times report in 2011.

Nixon rep Rebecca Katz reportedly said working conditions are "notoriously sexist when it comes to room temperature, so we just want to make sure we're all on the same page here."

It's not the first time thermostats and air conditioning have been accused of sexism.

Science Magazine reported in 2015 that a Danish study said 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) is the most comfortable office environment, but that was based on 1960s data when the average office worker was "a 40-year-old man sporting a three-piece suit," like on "Mad Men." It's also flawed because men typically stay warmer due to faster metabolisms and women have stronger vasoconstrictive reactions (their blood vessels close faster when cold), not to mention differences in traditional office attire.

"Even in warm temperatures I'll take a sweater with me if I know I have to attend a meeting," one woman told the publication.

It's unclear what the temperature will be set at for tonight's debate, but L. Joy Williams, a senior adviser to the Nixon campaign, suggested on Twitter that the warmer temperature request might lead to a happy medium.

Maybe you say 76 degrees and get 65 degrees instead of freezing at 50 pic.twitter.com/yPejE3BsMq — L. Joy Williams (@ljoywilliams) August 28, 2018

Katz has previously accused the Cuomo campaign of negotiating debate details in his favor, choosing the date, location, format and audience he wants.

"CBS management has acknowledged that the only way to get Governor Cuomo to show up is by giving him everything he wants. We weren't even given a seat at the table," she said earlier this month.

"Cynthia will debate Governor Cuomo backwards and in high heels if she has to."

Fox News reports Cuomo has declined to address the debate climate, taking a dig at his opponent.

"Unlike Cynthia Nixon, the Governor has more important things to focus on than the temperature of a room," Cuomo's campaign said in a statement.

The 2018 gubernatorial candidates will face off at 7 p.m. at Hofstra University on Long Island. The debate will be televised on WCBS-TV in New York City and on CBS stations around New York state, as well as online at the WCBS website.

This is the first primary debate for Cuomo since 2010; the two-term incumbent governor previously refused to face Zephyr Teachout, his Democratic primary opponent in 2014, calling such a debate a "disservice to democracy."

Nixon, a former actress on "Sex & The City," had repeatedly challenged Cuomo to a debate over the past three months, claiming he was afraid to "have an honest debate."

Even with a chance to reach more voters via debate, Nixon still has an uphill climb ahead of her. A Siena poll released last month said Cuomo currently has a 2-to-1 lead over Nixon, with 60 percent of Democratic voters favoring the incumbent compared to 20 percent for Nixon. Cuomo also leads by 21 points in Upstate New York.