The five Democratic candidates for governor, Troy Jackson, Nirav Shah, Hannah Pingree, Shenna Bellows and Angus King III (from left to right) are shown at a debate hosted by CBS News 13 and the Bangor Daily News on Tuesday, May 5. Credit: Benjamin Kail / BDN

The five Democrats running to replace Gov. Janet Mills are debating around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at an event hosted by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and News Center Maine in Portland.

The candidates — former Maine public health chief Nirav Shah, former House Speaker Hannah Pingree, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former Senate President Troy Jackson and former clean energy executive Angus King III — will face off for the third time on TV in a debate focused on the economy.

This debate will not air on TV until Thursday. See live updates from the debate below.

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