| 2012 Presidential Election | |
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The Time Warner Cable Arena will host the 2012 Democratic National Convention |
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| Convention | |
| Date(s) | September 3–6, 2012 |
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Venue | Time Warner Cable Arena[1] |
| Chair | TBD |
| Keynote Speaker | TBD |
| Notable Speakers | TBD |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential Nominee | TBD |
| Vice Presidential Nominee | TBD |
| Other Candidates | TBD |
| Voting | |
| Total Delegates | TBD |
| Votes Needed for Nomination | TBD |
| ‹ 2008 · 2016 › | |
The United States 2012 Democratic National Convention, in which delegates of the Democratic Party will choose the party's nominees for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the 2012 national election, is scheduled to be held during the week of September 3, 2012.[2][3]
It was announced on February 1, 2011, by First Lady Michelle Obama in an email to supporters that Charlotte, North Carolina, had been chosen as the site for the 2012 Convention.[4][5][6] The event is the first nominating convention of a major party held in North Carolina.[1] Charlotte was one of four finalists announced by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on June 30, 2010, the others being Cleveland, Minneapolis, and St. Louis.[7][8] It is expected that Charlotte hosting this event will generate more than $150 million for Charlotte and surrounding metropolitan areas and bring over 35,000 delegates and visitors.[9][10] North Carolina was a close state in 2008, with Barack Obama winning the state's 15 electoral votes by just 13,692 votes (out of more than 4.2 million votes cast) and Democrats Kay Hagan and Bev Perdue winning close elections for U.S. Senate and Governor, respectively.[11]
| Preceded by 2008 Denver, Colorado |
Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 2016 Location TBD |
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