Florida’s Democratic governor hopefuls debate tonight on TV.

Democrats unsure which of the five candidates for governor they prefer get two opportunities to size up the hopefuls this week.

Tonight, the candidates will meet for their final debate before the Aug. 28 primary. The debate will be televised statewide.

On Friday, the candidates will appear before for editorial boards of the three big South Florida newspapers. The oneon-one interviews throughout the day will be streamed online.

“I want to see what they represent. I want to get a feel for who they are,” said Carla Zellman of Coconut Creek, who said she’d be watching the debate.

She votes by mail and wants to hear the five candidates before completing her ballot. “I’ve already selected everything but governor,” she said.

Unlike the Republican primary contest, in which Ron DeSantis has clearly been gaining momentum over Adam Putnam, the Democratic field isn’t as settled.

Polling in the last eight days — from three different pollsters with different survey methodologies and varying reputations — showed generally consistent findings:

Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham in the lead.

Billionaire real estate investor Jeff Greene and former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine trading second and third place.

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Winter Park businessman Chris King far behind the others, trading

fourth and fifth place.

The polling also showed plenty of undecided Democrats: 25 percent in the Mason-Dixon Florida poll; 31 percent in a Florida Atlantic University poll.

That makes the stakes high tonight, said Kevin Wagner, a political scientist at Florida Atlantic University.

Candidates who are behind want to capture public attention. Candidates who are ahead don’t want to rock the boat. No one wants to make a mistake that will dominate news coverage and capture attention.

“It’s hard,” Wagner said. “The thing we remember more about debates is when a candidate makes a mistake more than anything else. Unless someone makes a big mistake, it’s hard to see how that moves a substantial number of voters.”

The debate is sponsored by the Florida Press Association and WPBF-Ch. 25 in West Palm Beach.

The event, which runs from 7 to 8 p.m., will be aired on WBPF-Ch. 25 in West Palm Beach, WTVJ-Ch. 6 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market, and eight other stations in the state’s other media markets.