Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican challenger Jeff Johnson have settled on five gubernatorial debates in the month of October, after a tussle that saw Johnson suggest 13 debates but ultimately agree to one fewer than what Dayton offered.

The first debate between the two is scheduled for Oct. 1 in Rochester . The last will be Oct. 31 on the public television program "Almanac." In between, the two will meet three more times -- in Moorhead on Oct. 8, in Duluth on Oct. 14 and St. Paul on Oct. 19.

In August, the Johnson campaign proposed 13 debates. The Dayton campaign identified six that the governor would attend -- those five listed above and a final, Nov. 2 debate in St. Paul on Minnesota Public Radio.

Johnson was critical of Dayton for not agreeing to the full schedule. But late last week, the Johnson campaign put out a press release signing off on the five October debates but declining the MPR debate.

"He wanted to do six debates and he wanted to dictate exactly which ones they were," Johnson campaign spokesman Jeff Bakken said. He said that the Johnson campaign requested, in exchange for the MPR debate, that Dayton agree to a seventh debate in late October on one of two Twin Cities TV stations that were offering to host them.

Dayton has said he believes six debates would have been plenty for voters to draw distinctions between him and Johnson.

Here's a full list of the date, location and sponsor of the five debates agreed to by both campaigns:

Wednesday, Oct. 1 -- Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, hosted by the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, the Rochester Post-Bulletin and Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

Wednesday, Oct. 8 -- Moorhead, hosted by Forum News Service and WDAY-TV.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 -- Duluth, hosted by the Duluth Chamber of Commerce and Duluth News Tribune.

Sunday, Oct. 19 -- Hamline University in St. Paul, hosted by KMSP/Fox 9.

Friday, Oct. 31 -- St. Paul, hosted by TPT/Almanac.