Democratic Party Debate Schedule | 2020 Primary Debates

Schedule of Democratic Party presidential primary debates in 2019 and 2020. These debates are between all the major Democratic candidates running for President in 2020. The Democratic debate schedule below will include all details such as start times, moderators, candidates, live stream links, and links to the full debate videos. This page will be updated frequently as soon as new information becomes available.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) originally sanctioned twelve debates. However, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, only eleven debates took place with no final debate in April of 2020.

Full Democratic Debate Schedule

The list below contains a full list of past and upcoming Democratic presidential primary debates in 2019 and 2020.

Date	Details
Past Debates
June 26-27, 2019	NBC News Democratic Primary Debate Night 1 - June 26 Watch Full Video Candidates: Bill de Blasio, Tim Ryan, Julian Castro, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee, John Delaney Night 2 - June 27 Watch Full Video Candidates: Marianne Williamson, John Hickenlooper, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Bennet, Eric Swalwell Location: The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida Moderators: Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and José Diaz-Balart
July 30-31, 2019	CNN Democratic Primary Debate Night 1 - July 30 Watch Full Video Candidates: Marianne Williamson, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Tim Ryan, Steve Bullock, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders Night 2 - July 31 Watch Full Video Candidates: Jay Inslee, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tulsi Gabbard, Michael Bennet, Bill de Blasio, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Location: Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan Moderators: Dana Bash, Don Lemon, and Jake Tapper
September 12, 2019	ABC News Democratic Primary Debate Video: Watch Full Video Aired On: ABC, Univision Location: Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas Moderators: George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Linsey Davis, and Jorge Ramos Candidates: Biden, Booker, Buttigieg, Castro, Harris, O'Rourke, Sanders, Warren, Klobuchar, Yang Qualifications: A candidate will need to have at least 2 percent support in three qualifying polls AND provide evidence of at least 130,000 individual donations from a minimum of 400 different donors in at least 20 states.
October 15, 2019	CNN/New York Times Democratic Primary Debate Video: Watch Full Video Aired On: CNN Location: Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio Sponsors: CNN, New York Times Moderators: Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett, and Marc Lacey Candidates: Biden, Booker, Buttigieg, Castro, Harris, O'Rourke, Steyer, Sanders, Warren, Klobuchar, Yang, Gabbard Qualifications: A candidate will need to have at least 2 percent support in three qualifying polls AND provide evidence of at least 130,000 individual donations from a minimum of 400 different donors in at least 20 states.
November 20, 2019	MSNBC/Washington Post Democratic Primary Debate Full Video: Watch Full Video Watch On: MSNBC Location: Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia Sponsors: MSNBC and The Washington Post Moderators: Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, Kristen Welker, and Ashley Parker Candidates: Biden, Booker, Buttigieg, Gabbard, Harris, Klobuchar, Sanders, Steyer, Warren, Yang Qualifications: A candidate will need to hit 3% in at least four national or early-state polls — or 5% in two early state polls. The donor threshold has been increased to 165,000 unique donors, with at least 600 each in at least 20 states.
December 19, 2019	PBS NewsHour/POLITICO Democratic Primary Debate Time: 8 pm ET (7 pm CT, 6 pm MT, 5 pm PT) Watch On: PBS and CNN Full Video: Full Debate Video Location: Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles Sponsors: PBS, POLITICO Moderators: Judy Woodruff, Tim Alberta, Amna Nawaz, and Yamiche Alcindor Candidates: Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Steyer, Warren, Yang Qualifications: A candidate will need to hit 4% in at least four national or early-state polls — or 6% in two early state polls. The donor threshold has been increased to 200,000 unique donors, with at least 800 each in at least 20 states.
January, 14 2020	CNN/Des Moines Register Democratic Primary Debate Video: Watch Full Video Location: Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Sponsors: Des Moines Register, CNN Moderators: Wolf Blitzer, Abby Phillip, Brianne Pfannenstiel Candidates: Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Steyer, Warren
February 7, 2020	ABC/WMUR Democratic Primary Debate Full Video: Watch Full Video Watch On: ABC Location: St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire Sponsors: ABC, WMUR, Apple News Moderators: George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Linsey Davis, Adam Sexton, Monica Hernandez Candidates: Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Steyer, Warren, Yang
February 19, 2020	MSNBC/NBC News Democratic Primary Debate Debate Video: Watch Full Video Watch On: MSNBC and NBC Location: Paris Theater Las Vegas, Nevada Sponsors: The Nevada Independent, NBC News Moderators: Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Hallie Jackson, Vanessa Hauc, and Jon Ralston Candidates: Biden, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren
February 25, 2020	CBS News Democratic Primary Debate Full Video: Watch Debate Video Watch On: CBS and BET Location: The Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina Sponsors: CBS News, Congressional Black Caucus Insitute, Twitter Moderators: Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, Major Garrett Candidates: Biden, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Sanders, Steyer, Warren
March 15, 2020	CNN/Univision Democratic Primary Debate Full VIdeo: Watch Debate Video Location: CNN studio in Washington, DC* Sponsors: CNN, Univision, CHC BOLD Moderators: Dana Bash, Jake Tapper, Ilia Calderón Candidates: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders The debate venue was moved from Arizona to DC out of an abundance of caution related to the Coronavirus. Jorge Ramos, of Univision, was scheduled to moderate as well but has relinquished that position to Ilia Calderón due to possible COVID-19 exposure.