PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN & ELECTIONS
2016
2016 presidential primary debate schedules
Source: WaPo
Upcoming debates
March 9, 2016
Democratic debate – Univision/The Washington Post
Location – Miami, Florida
Moderators – Maria Elena Salinas, Jorge Ramos, Karen Tumulty
Candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders
[Sanders’s base stays rock solid, but his chances look weaker]
March 10, 2016
Republican debate – CNN/Salem Radio/Washington Times
Location – University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Candidates – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich
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.
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]
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.
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]
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
[Dust-up over voter data looms over Democratic debate in New Hampshire]
[How Democrats’ Saturday debates are very friendly to Hillary Clinton]
Jan. 14, 2016
Republican debate – Fox Business
Time – Main segment: 9 p.m. ET. Secondary: 6 p.m.
Location – North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, South Carolina
Moderators – Main segment: Neil Cavuto, Maria Bartiromo. Secondary: Trish Regan, Sandra Smith.
Who’s in – Main segment: Top six candidates in national polls, plus any candidate in the top five in Iowa or New Hampshire polls. Secondary: Remaining candidates.
Candidates – Main Segment: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, John Kasich. Secondary: Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum. (Rand Paul qualified for the secondary debate but plans to boycott it.)
[Running second makes Cruz everyone’s target at GOP debate]
[Winners and losers from the sixth Republican presidential debate ]
[The Take: Can Donald Trump actually be the Republican nominee?]
Jan. 17, 2016
Democratic debate – NBC/YouTube
Time – 9 p.m. ET
Location – Gaillard Center, Charleston, South Carolina
Moderators – Lester Holt, Andrea Mitchell
Candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley
Jan. 28, 2016
Republican debate – Fox News
Time – Main Segment: 9 p.m. ET. Secondary: 7 p.m.
Location – Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Moderators – Main segment: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace. Secondary: Martha MacCallum, Bill Hemmer.
Who’s in – Main segment: Top six candidates in national polls, plus any candidate in the top five in Iowa or New Hampshire polls. Secondary: Remaining candidates with at least one percent in a recent national poll.
Candidates – Main segment: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich, Rand Paul. (Donald Trump qualified but said he will not participate.) Secondary: Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Jim Gilmore.
[Live updates: All the front-runners but Trump?]
[Republican debate night begins; no one knows if Trump is in or out]
[Fox News head lets Trump walk, keeps Megyn Kelly as debate moderator]
Feb. 4, 2016
Democratic debate – MSNBC
Time – 9 p.m. ET
Location – University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Moderators – Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow
[Sanders not ready to concede Iowa or confirm appearance in Thursday night debate]
[Candidates craft N.H. end games after Iowa results tighten races]
[Hillary Clinton channels Donald Trump in pushing for debate changes. Only she’s winning.]
Feb. 6, 2016
Republican debate – ABC News/IJReview
Time – 8 p.m. ET
Location – St. Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire
Moderators – David Muir, Martha Raddatz
Who’s in – Top three finishers in Iowa, plus any candidate in the top six in recent New Hampshire or national poll averages.
Candidates – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich.
[GOP contenders prepare for final debate before New Hampshire primary]
Feb. 11, 2016
Democratic debate – PBS
Time – 9 p.m. ET
Location – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Moderators – Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff
Candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders
The debate will air on local PBS stations and CNN. It will also be available for streaming online.
[Why PBS and CNN are teaming up for Thursday’s Democratic debate]
[What Trump’s and Sanders’s wins in New Hampshire mean for the rest of the race]
[Clinton, Sanders likely to focus on minority voters’ concerns]
Feb. 13, 2016
Republican debate – CBS News
Time – 9 p.m. ET
Location – Peace Center, Greenville, South Carolina
Moderators – John Dickerson, Major Garrett, Kimberley Strassel
Candidates – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, John Kasich.
[Republicans preparing to debate in S.C. react swiftly to Scalia’s death]
[Here’s how CBS should handle Justice Scalia’s death in Saturday night’s debate]
Feb. 25, 2016
Republican debate – CNN/Telemundo/Salem Radio
Time – 8:30 p.m. ET
Location – University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Moderators – Wolf Blitzer, Maria Celeste Arraras, Hugh Hewitt, Dana Bash
Candidates – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, Ben Carson
[Front-runner Trump is the focus of tonight’s Republican debate in Houston]
[Poll: Trump’s negatives among Hispanics rise; worst in GOP field]
March 3, 2016
Republican debate – Fox News
Time – 9:00 p.m. ET
Location – Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan
Moderators – Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier, Chris Wallace
Candidates – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich
[How a fractured field just might block Trump and force a brokered convention]
[Here’s what to expect in Donald Trump vs. Megyn Kelly, the sequel]
March 6, 2016
Democratic debate – CNN
Location – Flint, Michigan
Moderators – Anderson Cooper
Candidates – Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders
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