Presidential debate schedule, 2016

Now that voting in the presidential primaries has begun, debates are coming fast and furious — there are four more this month. Here are the dates:

Here’s the schedule for upcoming GOP debates:

If the GOP contest is still going on in April and May, there will be more debates in those months too.

As for previous GOP debates, check out our recaps of what happened (first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh) or read the full transcripts (first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh) for yourself.

The Democratic debate schedule is as follows:

The addition of new debates may be because the Democratic Party had been pressured from activists to add more debates — the GOP is hosting far more — and because half of the original Democratic debates were scheduled for weekends, when fewer people watch.

As for previous Democratic debates, check out recaps of what happened (first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth) or read the full transcripts (first,second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth).

These are still a very long way off, but the Commission on Presidential Debates has already announced the dates and planned locations for its fall 2016 general election debates.

Election Day 2016 is Tuesday, November 8.