List of Republican National Conventions
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[edit]
Note: Conventions whose nominees won the subsequent presidential election are shaded in pink.
Dates[1] | Year | Location | Temporary Chair | Permanent Chair | Number of Ballots |
Presidential Nominee | Vice Presidential Nominee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 1719 | 1856 | Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia | Robert Emmett of New York | Henry S. Lane of Indiana | 2 | John C. Frmont of California | William L. Dayton of New Jersey |
May 1618 | 1860 | Wigwam; Chicago | David Wilmot of Pennsylvania | George Ashmun of Massachusetts | 3 | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Hannibal Hamlin of Maine |
June 78 | 18641 | Front Street Theatre; Baltimore | Robert Breckinridge of Kentucky | William Dennison of Ohio | 1 | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Andrew Johnson of Tennessee |
May 2021 | 18682 | Crosby's Opera House; Chicago | Carl Schurz of Missouri | Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut | 1 | Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio | Schuyler Colfax of Indiana |
June 56 | 18722 | Academy of Music; Philadelphia | Morton McMichael of Pennsylvania | Thomas Settle of North Carolina | 1 | Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio | Henry Wilson of Massachusetts |
June 1416 | 1876 | Exposition Hall; Cincinnati | Theodore M. Pomeroy of New York | Edward McPherson of Pennsylvania | 7 | Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio | William A. Wheeler of New York |
June 28 | 1880 | Interstate Exposition Building; Chicago | George F. Hoar of Massachusetts | George F. Hoar of Massachusetts | 36 | James A. Garfield of Ohio | Chester A. Arthur of New York |
June 36 | 1884 | Exposition Hall; Chicago | John R. Lynch of Mississippi | John B. Henderson of Missouri | 4 | James G. Blaine of Maine | John A. Logan of Illinois |
June 1925 | 1888 | Auditorium Theatre; Chicago | John M. Thurston of Nebraska | Morris M. Estee of California | 8 | Benjamin Harrison of Ohio | Levi P. Morton of New York |
June 710 | 1892 | Industrial Exposition Building; Minneapolis | J. Sloat Fassett of New York | William McKinley of Ohio | 1 | Benjamin Harrison of Ohio | Whitelaw Reid of New York |
June 1618 | 1896 | St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall; St. Louis | Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana | John M. Thurston of Nebraska | 1 | William McKinley of Ohio | Garret Hobart of New Jersey |
June 1921 | 1900 | Convention Hall; Philadelphia | Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado | Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts | 1 | William McKinley of Ohio | Theodore Roosevelt of New York |
June 2123 | 1904 | Chicago Coliseum; Chicago | Elihu Root of New York | Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois | 1 | Theodore Roosevelt of New York | Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana |
June 1619 | 1908 | Chicago Coliseum; Chicago | Julius C. Burrows of Michigan | Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts | 1 | William Howard Taft of Ohio | James S. Sherman of New York |
June 1822 | 1912 | Chicago Coliseum; Chicago | Elihu Root of New York | Elihu Root of New York | 1 | William Howard Taft of Ohio | James S. Sherman of New York3 |
June 710 | 1916 | Chicago Coliseum; Chicago | Warren G. Harding of Ohio | Warren G. Harding of Ohio | 3 | Charles Evans Hughes of New York | Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana |
June 812 | 1920 | Chicago Coliseum; Chicago | Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts | 10 | Warren G. Harding of Ohio | Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts |
June 1012 | 1924 | Public Auditorium; Cleveland | Theodore E. Burton of Ohio | Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming | 1 | Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts | Charles G. Dawes of Illinois |
June 1215 | 1928 | Convention Hall; Kansas City | Simeon D. Fess of Ohio | George H. Moses of New Hampshire | 1 | Herbert Hoover of California | Charles Curtis of Kansas |
June 1416 | 1932 | Chicago Stadium; Chicago | Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa | Bertrand Snell of New York | 1 | Herbert Hoover of California | Charles Curtis of Kansas |
June 912 | 1936 | Public Auditorium; Cleveland | Frederick Steiwer of Oregon | Bertrand Snell of New York | 1 | Alf Landon of Kansas | Frank Knox of Illinois |
June 2428 | 1940 | Convention Hall; Philadelphia | Harold Stassen of Minnesota | Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts | 6 | Wendell Willkie of New York | Charles L. McNary of Oregon |
June 2628 | 1944 | Chicago Stadium | Earl Warren of California | Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts | 1 | Thomas E. Dewey of New York | John W. Bricker of Ohio |
June 2125 | 1948 | Convention Hall; Philadelphia | Dwight Green of Illinois | Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts | 3 | Thomas E. Dewey of New York | Earl Warren of California |
July 711 | 1952 | International Amphitheatre; Chicago | Walter S. Hallanan of West Virginia | Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts | 1 | Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas | Richard Nixon of California |
August 2023 | 1956 | Cow Palace; Daly City (San Francisco) | William F. Knowland of California | Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts | 1 | Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas | Richard Nixon of California |
July 2528 | 1960 | International Amphitheatre; Chicago | Cecil Underwood of West Virginia | Charles Halleck of Indiana | 1 | Richard Nixon of California | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts |
July 1316 | 1964 | Cow Palace; Daly City (San Francisco) | Mark Hatfield of Oregon | Thruston Morton of Kentucky | 1 | Barry Goldwater of Arizona | William E. Miller of New York |
August 58 | 1968 | Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach | Edward Brooke of Massachusetts | Gerald Ford of Michigan | 1 | Richard Nixon of California | Spiro Agnew of Maryland |
August 2123 | 1972 | Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach | Gerald Ford of Michigan | Ronald Reagan of California | 1 | Richard Nixon of California | Spiro Agnew of Maryland |
August 1619 | 1976 | Kemper Arena; Kansas City | Bob Dole of Kansas | John J. Rhodes of Arizona | 1 | Gerald Ford of Michigan | Bob Dole of Kansas |
July 1417 | 1980 | Joe Louis Arena; Detroit | Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas | John J. Rhodes of Arizona | 1 | Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush of Texas |
August 2023 | 1984 | Reunion Arena; Dallas | Howard Baker of Tennessee | Bob Michel of Illinois | 1 | Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush of Texas |
August 1518 | 1988 | Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans | Elizabeth Dole of Kansas | Bob Michel of Illinois | 1 | George H. W. Bush of Texas | Dan Quayle of Indiana |
August 1720 | 1992 | Astrodome; Houston | Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas | Bob Michel of Illinois | 1 | George H. W. Bush of Texas | Dan Quayle of Indiana |
August 1215 | 1996 | San Diego Convention Center; San Diego | George W. Bush of Texas Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey |
Newt Gingrich of Georgia | 1 | Bob Dole of Kansas | Jack Kemp of Maryland |
July 31August 3 | 2000 | First Union Center; Philadelphia | Trent Lott of Mississippi | Dennis Hastert of Illinois | 1 | George W. Bush of Texas | Dick Cheney of Wyoming |
August 30September 2 | 2004 | Madison Square Garden; New York City | Linda Lingle of Hawaii | Dennis Hastert of Illinois | 1 | George W. Bush of Texas | Dick Cheney of Wyoming |
September 14 | 2008 | Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul | Mitch McConnell of Kentucky | John Boehner of Ohio | 1 | John McCain of Arizona | Sarah Palin of Alaska |
August 2730 | 2012 | Tampa Bay Times Forum; Tampa | Mitch McConnell of Kentucky | John Boehner of Ohio | 1 | Mitt Romney of Massachusetts | Paul Ryan of Wisconsin |
July 1821 | 2016 | Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland | Mitch McConnell of Kentucky | Paul Ryan of Wisconsin | 1 | Donald Trump of New York | Mike Pence of Indiana |
1This convention was known as the National Union Convention.
2This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention.
3Elected Vice President in 1908, Sherman died days before the election of 1912; he was replaced as Republican Vice Presidential nominee by Nicholas M. Butler of New York.
Keynote speakers[edit]
- 1884 U.S. Representative John R. Lynch of Mississippi (thought to be the first keynote speaker)
- 1916 U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio[2]
- 1920 U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts[3]
- 1924 U.S. Representative Theodore Burton of Ohio[4]
- 1928 U.S. Senator Simeon Fess of Ohio
- 1932 U.S. Senator Lester Dickinson of Iowa
- 1936 U.S. Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon
- 1940 Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota
- 1944 Governor Earl Warren of California
- 1948 Governor Dwight Green of Illinois
- 1952 General Douglas MacArthur of Wisconsin
- 1956 Governor Arthur Langlie of Washington
- 1960 U.S. Representative Walter Judd of Minnesota
- 1964 Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon
- 1968 Governor Daniel Evans of Washington
- 1972 RNC Co-Chair Anne Armstrong of Texas
- 1976 U.S. Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee
- 1980 U.S. Representative Guy Vander Jagt of Michigan
- 1984 U.S. Treasurer Katherine Ortega of New Mexico
- 1988 Governor Thomas Kean of New Jersey
- 1992 U.S. Senator Phil Gramm of Texas
- 1996 U.S. Representative Susan Molinari of New York
- 2000 No officially-designated keynote speaker; U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona and General Colin Powell of Virginia were featured speakers.
- 2004 U.S. Senator Zell Miller of Georgia (a Democrat, Miller is first speaker from the opposite party to address a national convention as keynoter)
- 2008 Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York
- 2012 Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey
- 2016 No officially-designated keynote speaker; multiple "headliners" each night[5]
See also[edit]
- Bibliography of the Republican Party
- List of Democratic National Conventions
- List of Whig National Conventions
- U.S. presidential election
- U.S. presidential primary
References[edit]
- ^ Thompson (ed.), Margaret C. (1983). Presidential Elections Since 1789. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. p. 65. ISBN 0-87187-268-4.
- ^ "US President R Convention Race Jun 07, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "US President R Convention Race Jun 08, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "US President R Convention Race Jun 10, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "2016 GOP Convention Program Announced". RNC 2016 Cleveland. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
External links[edit]
- Republican Party platforms at The American Presidency Project
- Republican Party candidate nomination speeches at The American Presidency Project