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LIVE UPDATES: Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial debate airing on WPXI

PITTSBURGH — The four Republican candidates for governor will meet for a debate Saturday night at Carnegie Mellon University.

You can watch the debate on WPXI and on WPXI.com. 

The following candidates are scheduled to participate: 

  • Laura Ellsworth, a Pittsburgh-based attorney with the law firm Jones Day
  • Paul Mango, a retired Pittsburgh health care consultant
  • State House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Marshall
  • State Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York

Republicans will vote in the May 15 primary to select one of the candidates, who will face presumable Democratic incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf in the November general election.

WPXI anchor David Johnson is moderating.

The debate is being held in CMU's College of Fine Arts Building at 5000 Forbes Ave.