Presidential Candidate Debate Timeline

By Kenneth Chamberlain

Updated: January 26, 2012 | 11:33 p.m.
January 26, 2012 | 11:15 p.m.

Republican presidential candidates, from left to right: former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas; participate in the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

For lovers of presidential debates, this election season won't disappoint. With several GOP candidate debates already held, several more planned, and four more scheduled for the general election, candidates will have plenty of opportunities to get their messages across to a national audience.

Below is a timeline of all of the planned GOP presidential debates this election season followed by the four debates scheduled for the general election (the dates of which are in green) based on National Journal and other news reports. To navigate, click on the timeline dates or the arrows.

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