2016 Primary Debate Schedule

A schedule for nine debates with the possibility of three additional forums. The Democratic National Committee plans six debates for its much smaller presidential field. Here’s a look at where the schedule stands now.

REPUBLICANS

• Aug. 6, 2015: Cleveland (Fox News)
• Sept. 16, 2015: Ronald Reagan Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (CNN/Salem Radio)
• Oct. 28, 2015: Boulder, Colo. (CNBC)
• November 2015: Wisconsin (Fox Business/Wall Street Journal)
• Dec. 15, 2015: Las Vegas (CNN/Salem Radio)
• January 2016: Iowa (Fox News)
• Feb. 6, 2016: Manchester, New Hampshire (ABC News/IJReview)
• Feb. 13, 2016: South Carolina (CBS News)
• Feb. 26, 2016: Houston (NBC/Telemundo/National Review)

Pending:

• March 2016: TBD (Fox News)
• March 10, 2016: Florida (CNN/Salem Radio)

Additionally, a date and location have not been set for a conservative media debate.

DEMOCRATS

• Oct. 13, 2015: Las Vegas (CNN)
• Nov. 14, 2015: Des Moines (CBS/KCCI/Des Moines Register)
• Dec. 19, 2015: Manchester, N.H. (ABC/WMUR)
• Jan. 17, 2016: Charleston, S.C. (NBC/Congressional Black Caucus Institute)
• February or March: Miami (Univision/The Washington Post)
• February or March: Wisconsin (PBS)