2016 presidential primary debate schedules

Jan. 14, 2016

Republican debate – Fox Business

Location – North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, South Carolina
More details to come

Jan. 17, 2016

Democratic debate – NBC/Congressional Black Caucus Institute

Location – Charleston, South Carolina
More details to come

Jan. 28, 2016

Republican debate – Fox News

Location – Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Moderators – Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace
More details to come

Feb. 6, 2016

Republican debate – ABC News/IJReview

Location – St. Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire
More details to come

Feb. 11, 2016

Democratic debate – PBS

Location – Wisconsin
More details to come

Feb. 13, 2016

Republican debate – CBS News

Time – 9 p.m. ET
Location – South Carolina
Moderators – John Dickerson

Feb. 26, 2016

Republican debate – NBC/Telemundo/National Review

Location – Houston, Texas
More details to come

March 9, 2016

Democratic debate – Univision/The Washington Post

Location – Miami, Florida
More details to come

March 10, 2016

Republican debate – CNN/Salem Radio

Location – Florida
More details to come

March 2016

Republican debate – Fox News (pending)

More details to come

Past debates

Aug. 6, 2015

Republican debate – Fox News

Time – Main segment: 9 p.m. ET. Secondary: 5 p.m.
Location – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Moderators – Main segment: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace. Secondary: Bill Hemmer, Martha MacCallum.
Who’s in – Main segment: Top 10 candidates in recent national polling. Secondary: Remaining candidates.
Candidates – Main segment: Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, John Kasich. Secondary: Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, Jim Gilmore.
[Carly Fiorina won the ‘Happy Hour’ debate. By a lot.]
[Republican debate veers between two subjects: America and Trump]

Sept. 16, 2015

Republican debate – CNN/Salem Radio

Time – Main segment: 8 p.m. ET. Secondary: 6 p.m.
Location – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Calif.
Moderators – Jake Tapper, Hugh Hewitt, Dana Bash
Who’s in – Main segment: Top 10 candidates in national polling between July 16 and September 10, and the top 10 candidates in national polling between August 7 and September 10. Secondary: Remaining candidates with an average of at least 1 percent in three recent national polls.
Candidates – Main segment: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Chris Christie. Secondary: Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, Lindsey Graham.
[Fact checking the second round of GOP debates]
[Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Kim Davis, Planned Parenthood and other big issues]

Oct. 13, 2015

Democratic debate – CNN

Time – 8:30 p.m. ET (debate expected to start at 9)
Location – Las Vegas, Nevada
Moderators – Anderson Cooper, Dana Bash, Juan Carlos Lopez
Candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee.
[Democratic debate may lack GOP fire but Clinton rivals seek to score hits ]
[Who’s asking the questions at Tuesday’s CNN Democratic debate? ]

Oct. 28, 2015

Republican debate – CNBC

Time – Main segment: 8 p.m. ET. Secondary: 6 p.m.
Location – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
Moderators – Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick, John Harwood
Who’s in – Main segment: All candidates averaging at least 2.5 percent in CNBC-recognized national polls between September 17 and October 21. Secondary: Remaining candidates averaging at least 1 percent.
Candidates – Main segment: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, John Kasich. Secondary: Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, Lindsey Graham.
[Liveblog: Republican presidential candidates debate taxes, Social Security, Medicare]
[The third Republican debate, annotated]
[The only good debate bingo card: 25 Donald Trump GIFs]

Nov. 10, 2015

Republican debate – Fox Business/Wall Street Journal

Time – Main segment: 9 p.m. ET. Secondary: 7 p.m.
Location – Milwaukee Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Moderators – Gerard Baker, Neil Cavuto, Maria Bartiromo
Who’s in – Main segment: All candidates averaging at least 2.5 percent in four most recent national polls by Nov. 4. Secondary: Remaining candidates averaging at least 1 percent in one of the four most recent polls.
Candidates – Main segment: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Rand Paul. Secondary: Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum.
[Live updates: The latest from the debate stage]
[Eight Republican candidates debate on Fox News]

Nov. 14, 2015

Democratic debate – CBS/KCCI/Des Moines Register

Time – 9 p.m. ET
Location – Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
Moderators – John Dickerson
Candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley
[The top 13 issues in Saturday’s Democratic debate]
[Democrats expected to face questions shaped by Paris attacks as debate begins]

Dec. 15, 2015

Republican debate – CNN/Salem Radio

Time – Main segment: 9 p.m. ET. Secondary: 6:30 p.m.
Location – The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada
Moderators – Wolf Blitzer, Dana Bash, Hugh Hewitt
Who’s in – Main segment: All candidates with a recent polling average of at least 3.5 percent nationally, 4 percent in Iowa or 4 percent in New Hampshire. Secondary: Remaining candidates reaching at least 1 percent in four separate national, Iowa or New Hampshire polls.
Candidates – Main Segment: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, John Kasich, Rand Paul. Secondary: Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki.
[Live updates: The latest from the debate stage]
[The GOP’s get-serious caucus heads into debate: ‘Showtime is over’]
[It’s Cruz, not Trump, who looks more like favorite to win GOP nomination]
[Rand Paul makes the CNN prime-time debate, by a hair]

Dec. 19, 2015

Democratic debate – ABC/WMUR

Time – 8 p.m. ET
Location – St. Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire
Moderators – David Muir, Martha Raddatz
Candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley