Candidates for governor meet for second debate, this time in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke will meet for a second debate on Friday, October 17th. It'll take place in Milwaukee.

FOX6's Ted Perry will be one of four panelists posing questions to the two candidates.

FOX6 News will carry the debate live at 7 p.m. We will also stream the debate on FOX6Now.com.

new Marquette Law School Poll finds Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke tied in the Wisconsin governor’s race, with 47 percent of likely voters supporting each candidate. Another 4 percent say that they are undecided or that they do not know whom they will support, while fewer than 1 percent say that they will vote for someone else. Likely voters are those who say that they are certain to vote in the November election.

Among registered voters, Walker receives 48 percent and Burke 45 percent, with 5 percent undecided and fewer than 1 percent saying that they will vote for someone else.

In the previous Marquette Law School Poll, conducted Sept. 25-28, Walker held a 50-45 edge over Burke among likely voters, while 46 percent of registered voters supported Walker to Burke’s 45 percent support.

The poll interviewed 1,004 registered voters and 803 likely voters by landline and cell phone Oct. 9-12. For the full sample of 1,004 registered voters, the margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. The margin of error for the sample of 803 likely voters is +/- 3.5 percentage points.