The first of two Garden State gubernatorial debates between incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli took place on Sept. 28 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

The hour-long affair was moderated by WABC New York’s Sade Baderinwa and WPVI Philadelphia’s Brian Taff. Candidates were given one minute to answer a question, 40 seconds for the other to respond, and 20 seconds for the original candidate to respond in turn.