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)

2016 general election debate schedule

First presidential debate: Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio
Vice presidential debate: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.
Second presidential debate: Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Washington University in St. Louis
Third presidential debate: Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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