Sick of the presidential primaries already? You can start looking forward to the general election.
There will be four debates next fall during the general election campaign, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced on Wednesday.
The meetings between the eventual Democratic and Republican presidential nominees will be held in Dayton, Ohio; St. Louis; and Las Vegas. The vice presidential debate will be held in Farmville, Virginia.
Mark your calendars for 2016 general election debates: 9/26 Dayton, OH; 10/4, Farmville, VA (VP); 10/9, St. Louis; 10/19 Las Vegas. #Debate— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) September 23, 2015
The number of general election debates this cycle is the same as in the last presidential cycle. The debate sites and dates have been picked by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates since 1988.
The first presidential debate will be held Sept. 26 at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, followed by one on Oct. 9 at Washington University in St. Louis. The final presidential debate will be held Oct. 19 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The vice presidential debate is scheduled for Oct. 4, in Farmville, Virginia.
The Commission on Presidential Debates also announced that Dominican University of California will lead “an initiative to use technology and social media to engage young voters in a discussion of major issues in the 2016 debates,” using the hashtag #DUdebate16.