5 candidates to participate in third Republican primary debate - UPI.com

Nov. 7 (UPI) -- At least five candidates are set to take the stage in Miami on Wednesday for the third Republican primary debate and former President Donald Trump will again not be one of them.

The candidates who have qualified for Wednesday's debate are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson remain in the race but failed to qualify for the latest debate. Former Vice President Mike Pence is the most recent candidate to drop out.

To meet the criteria, candidates were required to be polling at 4% in two national polls or one national poll and one early-voting state poll. Early voting states are Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. Polling must have been conducted after Sept. 1.