2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
Schedule
The Republican National Committee announced the 2015–2016 debate schedule on January 16, 2015. It revealed that 12 debates would be held, in contrast to the 20 debates that were held from 2011 to 2012.

2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums

Section Title: Schedule
Table Section Text: The Republican National Committee announced the 2015–2016 debate schedule on January 16, 2015. It revealed that 12 debates would be held, in contrast to the 20 debates that were held from 2011 to 2012.

No.	Date	Time	Place	Host	Participants

P Participant, main debate. S Participant, secondary debate.	Bush	Carson	Christie	Cruz	Fiorina	Gilmore	Graham	Huckabee	Jindal	Kasich	Pataki	Paul	Perry	Rubio	Santorum	Trump	Walker

RNC sanctioned debates

1	August 6, 2015	5 p.m. EDT 9 p.m. EDT	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH	Fox News/ Facebook	P	P	P	P	S	S	S	P	S	P	S	P	S	P	S	P	P

2	September 16, 2015	3 p.m. PDT 5 p.m. PDT	Reagan Library Simi Valley, CA	CNN/ Salem Radio	P	P	P	P	P	N	S	P	S	P	S	P	O	P	S	P	P

3	October 28, 2015	4 p.m. MDT 6 p.m. MDT	Coors Events Ctr. Boulder, CO	CNBC/ Westwood One	P	P	P	P	P	N	S	P	S	P	S	P	O	P	S	P	O

4	November 10, 2015	6 p.m. CST 8 p.m. CST	Milwaukee Theatre Milwaukee, WI	Fox Business/ WSJ	P	P	S	P	P	N	N	S	S	P	N	P	O	P	S	P	O

5	December 15, 2015	3 p.m. PST 5:30 p.m. PST	The Venetian Las Vegas, NV	CNN/ Salem Radio	P	P	P	P	P	N	S	S	O	P	S	P	O	P	S	P	O

6	January 14, 2016	6 p.m. EST 9 p.m. EST	N. Charleston Coliseum N. Charleston, SC	Fox Business/ Facebook	P	P	P	P	S	N	O	S	O	P	O	AS	O	P	S	P	O

7	January 28, 2016	6 p.m. CST 8 p.m. CST	Iowa Events Center Des Moines, IA	Fox News/ Google	P	P	P	P	S	S	O	S	O	P	O	P	O	P	S	A	O

8	February 6, 2016	8 p.m. EST	St. Anselm College Goffstown, NH	ABC News/ IJReview.com	P	P	P	P	N	N	O	O	O	P	O	O	O	P	O	P	O

9	February 13, 2016	9 p.m. EST	Peace Center Greenville, SC	CBS News	P	P	O	P	O	O	O	O	O	P	O	O	O	P	O	P	O

10	February 25, 2016	7 p.m. CST	University of Houston Houston, TX	CNN/Salem Radio/Telemundo	O	P	O	P	O	O	O	O	O	P	O	O	O	P	O	P	O

11	March 3, 2016	9 p.m. EST	Fox Theatre Detroit, MI	Fox News	O	A	O	P	O	O	O	O	O	P	O	O	O	P	O	P	O

12	March 10, 2016	9 p.m. EST	University of Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL	CNN/Salem Radio/ Washington Times	O	O	O	P	O	O	O	O	O	P	O	O	O	P	O	P	O

*^ Participating in at least one debate listed above: Former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida • Neurosurgeon Dr.

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In 2016, the Republican Party presidential debates and forums, the eight candidates participating were Trump, Carson, Rubio, Cruz, Bush, Fiorina, Kasich, and Paul.

final_sentence: In 2016, the Republican Party presidential debates and forums, the eight candidates participating were Trump, Carson, Rubio, Cruz, Bush, Fiorina, Kasich, and Paul.