(Radio Iowa) — Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell issued a joint statement last (Monday) night to announce they’ve agreed to debate one another three times on live television in October. The first televised debate between the two candidates will be held October 10th in Des Moines. The second will be October 17th in Sioux City and the third will be in Davenport on October 21st. The two candidates — in their joint statement — said the agreement means “Iowans across the state will have access to a vigorous debate about the future of Iowa.”

Jake Porter, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for governor, tweeted last night that he will host his own events to discuss “real solutions” and he’ll let Hubbell and Reynolds — who he called “the two children” — fight somewhere else.