The Definitive Guide to the 2016 Primary & General Presidential Election Debates

Here’s the list of scheduled primary and general election debates. I’ll update this page weekly with more specific debate information, including start times, where to live-stream, as well as transcripts from the debates once they occur.

1. Primary Debates
   1. Democratic Debates
      1. Iowa Democratic Town Hall: January 25th on CNN (9-11pm ET)
         1. More information here and here
         2. Live-stream it here (will need to log-in with a cable account)
         3. Watch: Bernie Sanders gave up the microphone so a woman could share her devastating ceremony
         4. Hillary Clinton’s Compromises
      2. New Hampshire Town Hall: February 3rd on CNN
         1. 5 things to watch in the Democratic town hall
         2. Clinton, Sanders clash over what it means to be progressive
         3. 6 takeaways from CNN’s Democratic town hall
      3. February 4th on MSNBC (9pm ET)
         1. What to expect
         2. Live stream here
         3. 2 winners and 3 losers from the Democratic debate
      4. February 11^th on PBS
         1. What to Expect
         2. Live stream here
         3. 3 winners and 3 losers from Thursday night’s Democratic debate
      5. March 6th
         1. 3 winners and 2 losers from the Democratic debate in Flint
      6. March 9^th on Univision (in conjunction with the Washington Post)
         1. 2 winners and 3 losers from the Univision Democratic debate
   2. Republican Debates
      1. January 28^th on Fox News (9pm ET)
         1. Overview
         2. Live-stream here (free and available to all!)
         3. GOP candidates attack each other on policy positions
         4. Top 10 moments of the GOP debate
      2. February 6^th on ABC News
         1. 2 winners and 3 losers from Saturday night’s Republican debate
      3. February 13^th on CBS News
         1. Everything you need to know about the next Republican presidential debate
         2. Live stream here
         3. Winners and losers from the 8th Republican debate
      4. February 25^th on CNN
         1. 3 winners and 2 losers in the CNN Republican debate
      5. March 3rd on Fox
         1. Watch here
         2. 3 winners and 2 losers from the Fox News debate
      6. March 10th
         1. 3 winners and 3 losers from Thursday night’s Republican debate
2. General Election Debates
   1. September 26^th (Presidential)
   2. October 4^th (Vice Presidential)
   3. October 9^th (Presidential)
   4. October 19^th (Presidential)

Election Day: Tuesday, November 8th

What other information would be helpful to know more about during this election season? Have you been enjoying the debates so far?

Last updated: 03/9/2016