Republican Party presidential debates, 2016

The 2016 Republican presidential debates will occur among candidates for the Republican Party's presidential nomination for the national election of 2016.

Announced debates

The Republican National Committee announced the 2015-2016 debate schedule on January 16, 2015. It revealed that only 12 debates would be held, in a stark contrast to the 27 debates and forums that were held from 2011 to 2012. The announcement included which news organizations would host each debate, with Fox News and CNN having three each, ABC, CBS, and NBC with one each, and three additional debates by CNBC, Fox Business Network, and an undecided conservative media outlet. The first debate will be sometime in August 2015, while the last will be in March 2016.[1]

The following table lists all 12 debates, their locations, their hosts and sponsors, and all candidates who will participate in each debate.

Debates among candidates for the 2016 Republican Party U.S. presidential nomination
 N°. Date Place Sponsor Participants*
 P  Participant.     I  Invitee (to a future debate).     N  Non-invitee.†     A  Absent invitee.     O  Out of race (exploring or suspended). Cruz Paul Rubio
1 August, 2015 Ohio Fox News
2 September, 2015 Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA CNN
3 October, 2015 Colorado CNBC
4 November, 2015 Wisconsin Fox Business Network
5 December, 2015 Nevada CNN
6 January, 2016 Iowa Fox News
7 February, 2016 New Hampshire ABC News
8 February, 2016 South Carolina CBS News
9 February, 2016 Florida NBC News/Telemundo
10 March, 2016 TBD Fox News
11 March, 2016 TBD CNN
12 TBD TBD TBD
*^ Participating in at least one debate listed above:  
†^ Not invited to any debate listed above:  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Presidential Debate Schedule: Republican Party Rolls Out Dates". POLITICO.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.