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.

Dates[1] Location # of Ballots[1] Presidential Nominee Vice Presidential Nominee
June 17–19, 1856 Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia 2 John C. Frémont of California William L. Dayton of New Jersey
May 16–18, 1860 The Wigwam; Chicago 3 Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Hannibal Hamlin of Maine
June 7–8, 18641 Front Street Theatre; Baltimore 1 Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Andrew Johnson of Tennessee
May 20–21, 18682 Crosby's Opera House; Chicago 1 Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana
June 5–6, 18722 Academy of Music; Philadelphia 1 Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts
June 14–16, 1876 Exposition Hall; Cincinnati 7 Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York
June 2–8, 1880 Interstate Exposition Building; Chicago 36 James A. Garfield of Ohio Chester A. Arthur of New York
June 3–6, 1884 Exposition Hall; Chicago 4 James G. Blaine of Maine John A. Logan of Illinois
June 19–25, 1888 Auditorium; Chicago 8 Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Levi P. Morton of New York
June 7–10, 1892 Industrial Exposition Building; Minneapolis 1 Benjamin Harrison of Indiana Whitelaw Reid of New York
June 16–18, 1896 St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall; St. Louis 1 William McKinley of Ohio Garret A. Hobart of New Jersey
June 19–21, 1900 Convention Hall; Philadelphia 1 William McKinley of Ohio Theodore Roosevelt of New York
June 21–23, 1904 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago 1 Theodore Roosevelt of New York Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 16–19, 1908 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago 1 William Howard Taft of Ohio James S. Sherman of New York
June 18–22, 1912 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago 1 William Howard Taft of Ohio James S. Sherman of New York3
June 7–10, 1916 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago 3 Charles Evans Hughes of New York Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 8–12, 1920 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago 10 Warren G. Harding of Ohio Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts
June 10–12, 1924 Public Auditorium; Cleveland 1 Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Charles G. Dawes of Illinois
June 12–15, 1928 Convention Hall; Kansas City 1 Herbert C. Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas
June 14–16, 1932 Chicago Stadium; Chicago 1 Herbert C. Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas
June 9–12, 1936 Public Auditorium; Cleveland 1 Alfred M. Landon of Kansas Frank Knox of Illinois
June 24–28, 1940 Convention Hall; Philadelphia 6 Wendell L. Willkie of New York Charles L. McNary of Oregon
June 26–28, 1944 Chicago Stadium; Chicago 1 Thomas E. Dewey of New York John W. Bricker of Ohio
June 21–25, 1948 Convention Hall; Philadelphia 3 Thomas E. Dewey of New York Earl Warren of California
July 7–11, 1952 International Amphitheatre; Chicago 1 Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York Richard M. Nixon of California
August 20–23, 1956 Cow Palace; San Francisco 1 Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania Richard M. Nixon of California
July 25–28, 1960 International Amphitheatre; Chicago 1 Richard M. Nixon of California Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts
July 13–16, 1964 Cow Palace; San Francisco 1 Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona William E. Miller of New York
August 5–8, 1968 Convention Center; Miami Beach 1 Richard M. Nixon of California Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland
August 21–23, 1972 Convention Center; Miami Beach 1 Richard M. Nixon of California Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland
August 16–19, 1976 Kemper Arena; Kansas City 1 Gerald R. Ford of Michigan Robert J. Dole of Kansas
July 14–17, 1980 Joe Louis Arena; Detroit 1 Ronald W. Reagan of California George H. W. Bush of Texas
August 20–23, 1984 Reunion Arena; Dallas 1 Ronald W. Reagan of California George H. W. Bush of Texas
August 15–18, 1988 Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans 1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana
August 17–20, 1992 Astrodome; Houston 1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana
August 12–15, 1996 San Diego Convention Center; San Diego 1 Robert J. Dole of Kansas Jack Kemp of Maryland
July 31-August 3, 2000 First Union Center; Philadelphia 1 George W. Bush of Texas Richard B. Cheney of Wyoming
August 30-September 2, 2004 Madison Square Garden; New York 1 George W. Bush of Texas Richard B. Cheney of Wyoming
September 1–4, 2008 Xcel Energy Center; St Paul 1 John McCain of Arizona Sarah L. Palin of Alaska
August 27–30, 2012 St. Pete Times Forum; Tampa TBD TBD TBD

1 This convention was known as the National Union Convention.
2 This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention.
3 Sherman died days before the election, and was replaced as Republican vice presidential nominee by Nicholas M. Butler of New York.

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References

  1. ^ a b Thompson (ed.), Margaret C. (1983). Presidential Elections Since 1789. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. pp. 65. ISBN 0-87187-268-4.