Daniel Davis and Donna Deegan to debate at UNF ahead of runoff in mayor's race

Jacksonville mayoral candidates Daniel Davis and Donna Deegan will face off in a televised debate slated for April 20 at the University of North Florida, giving voters at least one chance to see them side by side in a high-profile setting.

UNF and Action News Jax will co-host the upcoming debate. John Bachman and Tenikka Hughes, who are anchors for Action News, will be the debate moderators.

“This is an important race for our city’s future, and UNF is pleased to provide a forum for mayoral candidates to discuss the issues that matter most to Jacksonville’s voters,” UNF President Moez Limayem said in the announcement.

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The May 16 runoff election between Deegan and Davis will be the most contested battle for mayor since Lenny Curry defeated incumbent Alvin Brown in 2015. Curry and Brown debated each other three times during that runoff election campaign.

Davis and Deegan previously appeared together during a televised debate co-sponsored by Jacksonville University and WJXT-TV in March when they shared the stage with five other candidates who were on the first election ballot on March 21.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville mayor candidates debate at University of North Florida