Program Details
The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication and Delaware Public Media will host three debates in 2024, including the candidates for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and Delaware Governor.
- The U.S. Senate and U.S. House debates will be held on October 16, 2024, in Mitchell Hall, a 635-seat theater on the University of Delaware main campus, before a live audience. Please register to attend.
- The Delaware Governor’s debate will be held on October 17, 2024, in Mitchell Hall. It will be live-streamed and available for delayed streaming. There will not be a live audience for the Governor’s debate.
Delaware Debates will be live streamed and available to local media outlets for streaming. Ralph Begleiter, founding director of the Center for Political Communication and former CNN journalist, will return to the University of Delaware to moderate.
Delaware Public Media, with producing assistance from the Center for Political Communication will produce a series of “Candidate Conversations” for broadcast and website access. “Candidate Conversations” include additional races of interest beyond the three races featured through Delaware Debates. All interviews will be available on the DPM main Election 2024 page.
The University of Delaware and Delaware Public Media have hosted debates since 2010.
Learn more about Delaware Debates
- For more information, read Debate Standards, Criteria for Inclusion of Candidates, and Ground Rules.
- Visit Past National Agenda Events for videos of Delaware Debates since 2010.
About the Center for Political Communication
The University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary initiative that is committed to the emerging field of political communication.
The CPC supports collaborative, interdisciplinary teams of social scientists, who examine issues related to voting, civil rights and liberties, media effects, and intergroup relations.
The CPC’s events and programs inspire public participation in politics, engaging the next generation of public service leaders, in the United States and abroad.
University of Delaware students expand their knowledge about political communication by minoring in political communication as undergraduates.
The CPC supports University of Delaware students and UD departments who conduct their own initiatives to support political communication, especially research and public events.
Images by Evan Krape. Program recorded and produced by University Media Services.