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.

List of Republican National Conventions

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

Dates[1]	Year	Location	Temporary Chairman	Permanent Chairman	Number of Ballots	Presidential Nominee	Vice Presidential Nominee
June 17–19	1856	Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia	Robert Emmett of New York	Henry S. Lane of Indiana	2	John C. Frémont of California	William L. Dayton of New Jersey
May 16–18	1860	The Wigwam; Chicago	David Wilmot of Pennsylvania	George Ashmun of Massachusetts	3	Abraham Lincoln of Illinois	Hannibal Hamlin of Maine
June 7–8	1864^1	Front Street Theatre; Baltimore	Robert J. Breckinridge of Kentucky	William Dennison of Ohio	1	Abraham Lincoln of Illinois	Andrew Johnson of Tennessee
May 20–21	1868^2	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 5–6	1872^2	Academy of Music; Philadelphia	Morton McMichael of Pennsylvania	Thomas Settle of North Carolina	1	Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts
June 14–16	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 2–8	1880	Interstate Exposition Building; Chicago	George F. Hoar of Massachusetts	George F. Hoar	36	James A. Garfield of Ohio	Chester A. Arthur of New York
June 3–6	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 19–25	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 7–10	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 16–18	1896	St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall	Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana	John M. Thurston of Nebraska	1	William McKinley of Ohio	Garret A. Hobart of New Jersey
June 19–21	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 21–23	1904	Chicago Coliseum	Elihu Root of New York	Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois	1	Theodore Roosevelt of New York	Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 16–19	1908	Chicago Coliseum	Julius C. Burrows of Michigan	Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts	1	William Howard Taft of Ohio	James S. Sherman of New York
June 18–22	1912	Chicago Coliseum	Elihu Root of New York	Elihu Root	1	William Howard Taft of Ohio	James S. Sherman of New York^3
June 7–10	1916	Chicago Coliseum	Warren G. Harding of Ohio	Warren G. Harding	3	Charles Evans Hughes of New York	Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 8–12	1920	Chicago Coliseum	Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts	Henry Cabot Lodge	10	Warren G. Harding of Ohio	Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts
June 10–12	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 12–15	1928	Convention Hall; Kansas City	Simeon D. Fess of Ohio	George H. Moses of New Hampshire	1	Herbert C. Hoover of California	Charles Curtis of Kansas
June 14–16	1932	Chicago Stadium	Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa	Bertrand Snell of New York	1	Herbert C. Hoover of California	Charles Curtis of Kansas
June 9–12	1936	Public Auditorium; Cleveland	Frederick Steiwer of Oregon	Bertrand Snell of New York	1	Alfred M. Landon of Kansas	Frank Knox of Illinois
June 24–28	1940	Convention Hall; Philadelphia	Harold Stassen of Minnesota	Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts	6	Wendell L. Willkie of New York	Charles L. McNary of Oregon
June 26–28	1944	Chicago Stadium	Earl Warren of California	Joseph W. Martin (Mass.)	1	Thomas E. Dewey of New York	John W. Bricker of Ohio
June 21–25	1948	Convention Hall; Philadelphia	Dwight Green of Illinois	Joseph W. Martin (Mass.)	3	Thomas E. Dewey of New York	Earl Warren of California
July 7–11	1952	International Amphitheatre; Chicago	Walter S. Hallanan of West Virginia	Joseph W. Martin (Mass.)	1	Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas	Richard M. Nixon of California
August 20–23	1956	Cow Palace; Daly City (San Francisco)	William F. Knowland of California	Joseph W. Martin (Mass.)	1	Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas	Richard M. Nixon of California
July 25–28	1960	International Amphitheatre; Chicago	Cecil Underwood of West Virginia	Charles Halleck of Indiana	1	Richard M. Nixon of California	Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts
July 13–16	1964	Cow Palace; San Francisco	Mark Hatfield of Oregon	Thruston Morton of Kentucky	1	Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona	William E. Miller of New York
August 5–8	1968	Miami Beach Convention Center	Edward Brooke of Massachusetts	Gerald Ford of Michigan	1	Richard M. Nixon of New York	Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland
August 21–23	1972	Miami Beach Convention Center	Gerald Ford of Michigan	Ronald Reagan of California	1	Richard M. Nixon of California	Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland
August 16–19	1976	Kemper Arena; Kansas City	Robert J. Dole of Kansas	John J. Rhodes of Arizona	1	Gerald R. Ford of Michigan	Robert J. Dole of Kansas
July 14–17	1980	Joe Louis Arena; Detroit	Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas	John J. Rhodes of Arizona	1	Ronald W. Reagan of California	George H. W. Bush of Texas
August 20–23	1984	Reunion Arena; Dallas	Howard Baker of Tennessee	Robert Michel of Illinois	1	Ronald W. Reagan of California	George H. W. Bush of Texas
August 15–18	1988	Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans	Elizabeth Dole of Kansas	Robert Michel of Illinois	1	George H. W. Bush of Texas	Dan Quayle of Indiana
August 17–20	1992	Astrodome; Houston	Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas	Robert Michel of Illinois	1	George H. W. Bush of Texas	Dan Quayle of Indiana
August 12–15	1996	San Diego Convention Center	George W. Bush of Texas and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey	Newt Gingrich of Georgia	1	Robert J. Dole of Kansas	Jack Kemp of Maryland
July 31–August 3	2000	First Union Center; Philadelphia	Trent Lott of Mississippi	Dennis Hastert of Illinois	1	George W. Bush of Texas	Richard B. Cheney of Wyoming
August 30–September 2	2004	Madison Square Garden; New York City	Linda Lingle of Hawaii	Dennis Hastert of Illinois	1	George W. Bush of Texas	Richard B. Cheney of Wyoming
September 1–4	2008	Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul	Mitch McConnell of Kentucky	John Boehner of Ohio	1	John McCain of Arizona	Sarah L. Palin of Alaska
August 27–30	2012	Tampa Bay Times Forum; Tampa	Mitch McConnell of Kentucky	John Boehner of Ohio	1	Mitt Romney of Massachusetts	Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
July 18–21	2016	Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland	Mitch McConnell of Kentucky	Paul Ryan of Wisconsin	1	Donald J. Trump of New York	Mike Pence of Indiana

¹ This convention was known as the National Union Convention.
² This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention.
³ Elected 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

• 1884 – U.S. Rep. John R. Lynch, Mississippi (thought to be the first keynote speaker)
• 1916 – U.S. Sen. Warren G. Harding, Ohio^[2]
• 1920 – U.S. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts^[3]
• 1924 – U.S. Rep. Theodore Burton, Ohio^[4]
• 1928 – U.S. Sen. Simeon Fess, Ohio
• 1932 – U.S. Sen. Lester Dickinson, Iowa
• 1936 – U.S. Sen. Frederick Steiwer, Oregon
• 1940 – Gov. Harold Stassen, Minnesota
• 1944 – Gov. Earl Warren, California
• 1948 – Gov. Dwight Green, Illinois
• 1952 – Douglas MacArthur, Wisconsin, retired U.S. Army general
• 1956 – Gov. Arthur Langlie, Washington
• 1960 – U.S. Rep. Walter Judd, Minnesota
• 1964 – Gov. Mark Hatfield, Oregon
• 1968 – Gov. Daniel Evans, Washington
• 1972 – Anne Armstrong, Texas, co-chair of the Republican National Committee
• 1976 – U.S. Sen. Howard Baker, Tennessee
• 1980 – U.S. Rep. Guy Vander Jagt, Michigan
• 1984 – U.S. Treasurer Katherine Ortega, New Mexico
• 1988 – Gov. Thomas Kean, New Jersey
• 1992 – U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm, Texas
• 1996 – U.S. Rep. Susan Molinari, New York
• 2000 – No officially-designated keynote speaker; U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and retired U.S. Army General Colin Powell of Virginia were featured speakers.
• 2004 – U.S. Sen. Zell Miller, D-Georgia. (first speaker from the opposite party to address a national convention as keynoter)
• 2008 – Rudy Giuliani, New York, former Mayor of New York City
• 2012 – Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey
• 2016 – No officially-designated keynote speaker; multiple "headliners" each night^[5]

See also

• Bibliography of the Republican Party
• List of Democratic National Conventions
• List of Whig National Conventions
• U.S. presidential election
• U.S. presidential primary

References

1. Thompson (ed.), Margaret C. (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 2016-07-23.
3. "US President - R Convention Race - Jun 08, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
4. "US President - R Convention Race - Jun 10, 1924". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
5. "2016 GOP Convention Program Announced". RNC 2016 Cleveland. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

External links

• Republican Party platforms at The American Presidency Project
• Republican Party candidate nomination speeches at The American Presidency Project