Reminder: Polk County attorney candidates set to debate at Drake University May 24

Tickets are still available for a debate of candidates for Polk County attorney at Drake University on May 24, two weeks before the June 7 primary election.

The Des Moines Register and the Drake University Law School are sponsoring the debate in the race, which is among the most consequential for Polk County voters in this year's primary. They will be choosing a replacement for longtime incumbent John Sarcone, a Democrat, who is retiring after having held the office unchallenged since 1991.

Three Democrats are seeking the nomination in the primary: Kimberly Graham, Kevin McCarthy and Laura Roan. The winner will face Republican Allan Richards in the Nov. 8 general election.

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The debate will be held at 7 p.m. at Parents Hall on the upper level of Drake's Olmsted Center. Des Moines Register staff writers William Morris and Stephen Gruber-Miller will serve as co-moderators.

The event will open with Richards taking questions on his own. Then the three Democrats will take the stage for their debate.

Admission will be free, but to ensure sufficient seating, attendees are asked to obtain tickets at DesMoinesRegister.com/Register.

Video of the debate will be available May 25 at DesMoinesRegister.com and YouTube.com/DMRegister.