1996 United States presidential debates

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1996 United States presidential debates

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Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Party Democratic Republican Home state Arkansas Kansas

1996 United States vice presidential debate

October 9, 1996

Nominee Al Gore Jack Kemp Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee California

The 1996 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1996 presidential election.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized three debates among the major party candidates, sponsored two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Only Democratic nominee Bill Clinton and Republican nominee Bob Dole met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The CPD-sponsored vice presidential debate took place between their respective vice presidential running mates, Al Gore and Jack Kemp.