List of Republican National Conventions

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This is a list of Republican National Conventions . The quadrennial convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States.

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List of Republican National Conventions

Note: Conventions whose nominees won the subsequent presidential election are shaded in pink.

Dates [1] YearLocationStateTemporary ChairPermanent ChairNumber of
Ballots		Presidential NomineeVice Presidential Nominee
June 17–19 1856 Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaRobert Emmett of New York Henry S. Lane of Indiana2 John C. Frémont of California William L. Dayton of New Jersey
May 16–18 1860 Wigwam; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois David Wilmot of Pennsylvania George Ashmun of Massachusetts3 Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Hannibal Hamlin of Maine
June 7–8 1864 1Front Street Theatre; Baltimore, MarylandMaryland Robert Breckinridge of Kentucky William Dennison of Ohio1 Andrew Johnson of Tennessee
May 20–21 1868 2 Crosby's Opera House; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Carl Schurz of Missouri Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut1 Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana
June 5–6 1872 2 Academy of Music; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Morton McMichael of Pennsylvania Thomas Settle of North Carolina1 Henry Wilson of Massachusetts
June 14–16 1876 Exposition Hall; Cincinnati, OhioOhio Theodore M. Pomeroy of New York Edward McPherson of Pennsylvania7 Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio* William A. Wheeler of New York*
June 2–8 1880 Interstate Exposition Building; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois George F. Hoar of Massachusetts36 James A. Garfield of Ohio Chester A. Arthur of New York
June 3–6 1884 Exposition Hall; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois John R. Lynch of Mississippi John B. Henderson of Missouri4 James G. Blaine of Maine John A. Logan of Illinois
June 19–25 1888 Auditorium Theatre; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois John M. Thurston of Nebraska Morris M. Estee of California8 Benjamin Harrison of Ohio* Levi P. Morton of New York*
June 7–10 1892 Industrial Exposition Building; Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinnesota J. Sloat Fassett of New York William McKinley of Ohio1 Benjamin Harrison of Ohio Whitelaw Reid of New York
June 16–18 1896 St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall; St. Louis, MissouriMissouri Charles W. Fairbanks of IndianaJohn M. Thurston of Nebraska1 William McKinley of Ohio Garret Hobart of New Jersey
June 19–21 1900 Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts1 Theodore Roosevelt of New York
June 21–23 1904 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Elihu Root of New York Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois1 Theodore Roosevelt of New York Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 16–19 1908 Julius C. Burrows of Michigan Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts1 William Howard Taft of Ohio James S. Sherman of New York
June 18–22 1912 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Elihu Root of New York1 William Howard Taft of Ohio James S. Sherman of New York3
June 7–10 1916 Warren G. Harding of Ohio3 Charles Evans Hughes of New York Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 8–12 1920 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts10 Warren G. Harding of Ohio Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts
June 10–12 1924 Public Auditorium; Cleveland, OhioOhio Theodore E. Burton of Ohio Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming1 Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Charles G. Dawes of Illinois
June 12–15 1928 Convention Hall; Kansas City, MissouriMissouri Simeon D. Fess of Ohio George H. Moses of New Hampshire1 Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas
June 14–16 1932 Chicago Stadium; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa Bertrand Snell of New York1 Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas
June 9–12 1936 Public Auditorium; Cleveland, OhioOhio Frederick Steiwer of OregonBertrand Snell of New York1 Alf Landon of Kansas Frank Knox of Illinois
June 24–28 1940 Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Harold Stassen of Minnesota Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts6 Wendell Willkie of New York Charles L. McNary of Oregon
June 26–28 1944 Chicago Stadium; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Earl Warren of California1 Thomas E. Dewey of New York John W. Bricker of Ohio
June 21–25 1948 Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Dwight Green of Illinois3 Earl Warren of California
July 7–11 1952 International Amphitheatre; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Walter S. Hallanan of West Virginia Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts1 Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York Richard Nixon of California
August 20–23 1956 Cow Palace; Daly City, CaliforniaCalifornia William F. Knowland of California1 Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania
July 25–28 1960 International Amphitheatre; Chicago, IllinoisIllinois Cecil Underwood of West Virginia Charles Halleck of Indiana1 Richard Nixon of California Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts
July 13–16 1964 Cow Palace; Daly City, CaliforniaCalifornia Mark Hatfield of Oregon Thruston Morton of Kentucky1 Barry Goldwater of Arizona William E. Miller of New York
August 5–8 1968 Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, FloridaFlorida Edward Brooke of Massachusetts Gerald Ford of Michigan1 Richard Nixon of New York Spiro Agnew of Maryland
August 21–23 1972 Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, Florida4 Ronald Reagan of California1 Richard Nixon of California
August 16–19 1976 Kemper Arena; Kansas City, MissouriMissouri Bob Dole of Kansas John J. Rhodes of Arizona1 Gerald Ford of Michigan Bob Dole of Kansas
July 14–17 1980 Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, MichiganMichigan Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas John J. Rhodes of Arizona1 Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush of Texas
August 20–23 1984 Dallas Convention Center; Dallas, TexasTexas Howard Baker of Tennessee Bob Michel of Illinois1
August 15–18 1988 Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans, LouisianaLouisiana Elizabeth Dole of Kansas1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana
August 17–20 1992 Astrodome; Houston, TexasTexas Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas Bob Michel of Illinois1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana
August 12–15 1996 San Diego Convention Center; San Diego, CaliforniaCalifornia George W. Bush of Texas
Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey		 Newt Gingrich of Georgia1 Bob Dole of Kansas Jack Kemp of Maryland
July 31–August 3 2000 First Union Center; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Trent Lott of Mississippi Dennis Hastert of Illinois1 George W. Bush of Texas* Dick Cheney of Wyoming*
August 30–September 2 2004 Madison Square Garden; New York City, New YorkNew York Linda Lingle of Hawaii1 George W. Bush of Texas Dick Cheney of Wyoming
September 1–4 2008 Xcel Energy Center; Saint Paul, MinnesotaMinnesota Mitch McConnell of Kentucky John Boehner of Ohio1 John McCain of Arizona Sarah Palin of Alaska
August 27–30 2012 Tampa Bay Times Forum; Tampa, FloridaFlorida1 Mitt Romney of Massachusetts Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
July 18–21 2016 Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland, OhioOhio Mitch McConnell of Kentucky Paul Ryan of Wisconsin1 Donald Trump of New York* Mike Pence of Indiana*
August 24–27 2020 Charlotte Convention Center; Charlotte, North Carolina (Day 1)
Various locations remotely (Days 2–4)5		North Carolina Mitch McConnell of Kentucky Kevin McCarthy of California1 Donald Trump of Florida Mike Pence of Indiana
July 15–18 2024 Fiserv Forum; Milwaukee, WisconsinWisconsin Mitch McConnell of Kentucky Mike Johnson of Louisiana1 Donald Trump of Florida JD Vance of Ohio
TBD 2028 Toyota Center; Houston, TexasTexasTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD


*Won the election despite losing the popular vote.
1This convention was known as the National Union Convention.
2This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention.
3Sherman, who had been elected vice president in 1908, died six days before the 1912 election; he was subsequently replaced as Republican vice-presidential nominee by Nicholas M. Butler of New York.
4Originally scheduled for the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California and for August 14–16.
5Originally scheduled for the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the venue was changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Margaret C., ed. (1983). Presidential Elections Since 1789 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. p.  65. ISBN   0-87187-268-4.
  2. ↑ "US President – R Convention Race – Jun 07, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "US President – R Convention Race – Jun 08, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "US President – R Convention Race – Jun 10, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 GOP Convention Program Announced". RNC 2016 Cleveland. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
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