12 candidates expected on one stage for October debate

By Emily Brooks

Published September 27, 2019 3:59pm ET

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12 candidates expected on one stage for October debate — From left, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Andrew Yang, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are introduced before the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. | (Paul Sancya/AP)

Twelve presidential candidates are expected to debate on one stage during the October Democratic presidential primary debate, the largest number of debating candidates so far in the primary season.

The Democratic National Committee told campaigns in an email Friday morning that it intends to hold one debate night on Oct. 15, multiple outlets reported. The DNC had said that Oct. 16 could be a potential second night.

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