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.

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 Exposition Hall; Chicago 36 James A. Garfield of Ohio Chester A. Arthur of New York
June 3-6, 1884 Exposition Building; 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 Temporary structure on south lawn of St. Louis City 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 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 Auditorium; Cleveland 1 Alfred M. Landon of Kansas Frank Knox of Illinois
June 24-28, 1940 Auditorium; 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 Auditorium; 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 New York 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
1984 Reunion Arena; Dallas 1 Ronald W. Reagan of California George H. W. Bush of Texas
1988 Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans 1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana
1992 Astrodome; Houston 1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana
1996 San Diego Convention Center; San Diego 1 Robert J. Dole of Kansas Jack Kemp of Maryland
2000 First Union Center; Philadelphia 1 George W. Bush of Texas Richard B. Cheney of Wyoming
2004 Madison Square Garden; New York 1 George W. Bush of Texas Richard B. Cheney of Wyoming
2008 Xcel Energy Center; Minneapolis-St. Paul - John S. McCain of Arizona4 -

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.
4 McCain has received the pledges of enough delegates from the 2008 Republican primaries to win the nomination on the first round of ballots, but the Convention has not yet taken place.

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