Here’s who will be in the CNN Republican debate

Claire ZillmanBy Claire ZillmanEditor, Leadership
Claire ZillmanEditor, Leadership

Claire Zillman is a senior editor at Fortune, overseeing leadership stories. 

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Republican presidential candidates arrive on stage for the Republican presidential debate on August 6, 2015 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. From left are: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Florida Sen. Marco Rubio; retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; real estate magnate Donald Trump; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; Texas Sen. Ted Cruz; Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul; and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Thursday marked the end of the two-month period that CNN used to determine Republican candidates’ eligibility for appearing in the network’s Sept. 16 debate.

The final lineup for the primetime debate will include Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Chris Christie, and Carly Fiorina.

Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) CEO and Fortune’s first-ever Most Powerful Woman in 1998, qualified following a rule change by the network. Last week, CNN said due to a deficit of national polls since the first debate, the featured debate would include any candidate who polls in the top 10 between Aug. 6 and Sept. 10—an adjustment that worked in Fiorina’s favor. On the night of the first GOP debate in August, Fiorina’s polling numbers forced her into the second-tier debate. She was considered the winner of that event.

Candidates who didn’t poll high enough this time around—Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, and Lindsey Graham—will again be relegated to an earlier debate at 5 p.m. The premiere debate will air at 8 p.m.