Ticketing for the 2012 general election debates is controlled by the Commission on Presidential Debates and tickets will be extremely limited. The majority of tickets are distributed to university students and faculty through a lottery system with the remaining tickets going to friends and families of the campaigns and the media.
| October 3, 2012 | Air Time TBD Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Obama and the GOP Presidential nominee |
| October 11, 2012 Vice Presidential | Air Time TBD Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: Vice President Biden and the GOP Vice Presidential nominee |
| October 16, 2012 | Air Time TBD Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Obama and the GOP Presidential nominee |
| October 22, 2012 | Air Time TBD Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Participants: President Obama and the GOP Presidential nominee |
