Election 2016 Republican Presidential Debate Schedule

2016 Republican Presidential Debate Schedule

Republican Primary Debate Schedule

Below is the schedule for the 2016 Republican Presidential primary debates. Each debate is numbered in order, and gives the time and the list of candidates that will be participating in the debate. For the debates that are completed there will be a link provided to watch the debate.

Completed Debates

Debates Left

1. August 6, 2015

Fox News Channel Republican Primary Debate

Showed On: Fox News Channel

Sponsors: Fox News, Facebook
Moderators For Top 10 Debate: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Wallace
Moderators For Earlier Debate: Bill Hemmer, Martha Maccallum
Location of Debate: Cleveland, Ohio
Candidates In Prime Time Debate: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Scott Walker
Candidates In Lower Tier Debate: Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum

2. September 16, 2015

Reagan Library Republican Debate

Showed On: CNN

Sponsors: Reagan Library Foundation, CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderators: Jake Tapper, Hugh Hewitt, Dana Bush
Location of Debate: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA
Candidates In Prime Time Debate: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Scott Walker

Candidates In Lower Tier Debate: Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, Rick Santorum
Candidate That Did Not Meet Debate Criteria: Jim Gilmore

3. October 28, 2015

Republican Primary Debate

Showed On: CNBC

Sponsor: CNBC
Moderators: Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick, and John Harwood
Location of Debate: Colorado
Candidates In Prime Time Debate: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump
Candidates In Lower Tier Debate: Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, Rick Santorum
Candidate That Did Not Meet Debate Criteria: Jim Gilmore

4. November 10, 2015

Republican Primary Debate

Showed On: Fox Business Network.

Sponsors: Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal
Moderators For Prime Time Debate: Neil Cavuto, Maria Bartiromo, and Gerard Baker
Location of Debate: Wisconsin
Candidates In Prime Time Debate: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump
Candidates In Lower Tier Debate: Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal
Candidates That Did Not Meet Debate Criteria: George Pataki, Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham

5. December 15, 2015

Republican Primary Debate

Showed On: CNN

Sponsor: CNN
Moderator: Wolf Blitzer, Dana Bash, and Hugh Hewitt
Location of Debate: Las Vegas, Nevada
Candidates In Prime Time Debate: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump
Candidates In Lower Tier Debate: Mike Huckabee, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, Rick Santorum
Candidate That Did Not Meet Debate Criteria: Jim Gilmore
Criteria for Debate

6. January 14, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

Showed On: Fox Business Network

Watch the Prime Time and Lower Tier GOP debate

Sponsors: Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal
Moderators For Prime Time Debate: Neil Cavuto and Marie Bartiromo
Moderators For Lower Tier Debate: Trish Regan and Sandra Smith
Location of Debate: North Charleston, South Carolina
Candidates In Prime Time Debate: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump
Candidates In Lower Tier Debate: Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum (Rand Paul did not participate in the debate because he was not given access to the prime time debate.)
Debate Criteria

7. January 28, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

Showed On: Fox News Channel
Sponsor: Fox News
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
Location of Debate: Iowa
Candidates In Prime Time Debate: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio (Donald Trump was invited to the debate but refused to participate.)
Candidates In Lower Tier Debate: Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum

8. February 6, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

Showed On: ABC
Time of Debate: 8 pm ET
Sponsor: ABC, IJReview.com, WMUR
Moderator: David Muir and Martha Raddatz
Location of Debate: New Hampshire
Candidates: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump

9. February 13, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

To Be Showed On: CBS
Sponsor: CBS
Moderator: John Dickerson
Location of Debate: South Carolina
Candidates: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump

10. February 25, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

To Be Showed On: CNN (Republican National Committee removed NBC News from sponsoring this GOP debate.)
Sponsors: CNN, Telemundo
Moderator(s): To Be Announced
Location of Debate: Florida
Candidates: To Be Announced

11. March 3, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

To Be Showed On: Fox News Channel
Sponsors: Fox News
Moderator(s): To Be Announced
Location of Debate: To Be Announced
Candidates: To Be Announced

12. March 10, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

To Be Showed On: CNN
Sponsors: CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderator(s): To Be Announced
Location of Debate: To Be Announced
Candidates: To Be Announced

13. March 21, 2016

Republican Primary Debate

To Be Showed On: To Be Announced
Sponsor(s): To Be Announced
Moderator(s): To Be Announced
Location of Debate: To Be Announced
Candidates: To Be Announced

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