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.
DatesYearLocationStateTemporary ChairPermanent ChairNumber ofBallotsPresidential NomineeVice Presidential NomineeJune 17–191856Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Robert Emmett of New YorkHenry S. Lane of Indiana2John C. Frémont of CaliforniaWilliam L. Dayton of New JerseyMay 16–181860Wigwam; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisDavid Wilmot of PennsylvaniaGeorge Ashmun of Massachusetts3Abraham Lincoln of IllinoisHannibal Hamlin of MaineJune 7–818641Front Street Theatre; Baltimore, MarylandMarylandRobert Breckinridge of KentuckyWilliam Dennison of Ohio1Andrew Johnson of TennesseeMay 20–2118682Crosby's Opera House; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisCarl Schurz of MissouriJoseph R. Hawley of Connecticut1Ulysses S. Grant of IllinoisSchuyler Colfax of IndianaJune 5–618722Academy of Music; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaMorton McMichael of PennsylvaniaThomas Settle of North Carolina1Henry Wilson of MassachusettsJune 14–161876Exposition Hall; Cincinnati, OhioOhioTheodore M. Pomeroy of New YorkEdward McPherson of Pennsylvania7Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio*William A. Wheeler of New York*June 2–81880Interstate Exposition Building; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisGeorge F. Hoar of Massachusetts36James A. Garfield of OhioChester A. Arthur of New YorkJune 3–61884Exposition Hall; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisJohn R. Lynch of MississippiJohn B. Henderson of Missouri4James G. Blaine of MaineJohn A. Logan of IllinoisJune 19–251888Auditorium Theatre; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisJohn M. Thurston of NebraskaMorris M. Estee of California8Benjamin Harrison of Ohio*Levi P. Morton of New York*June 7–10 1892Industrial Exposition Building; Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinnesotaJ. Sloat Fassett of New YorkWilliam McKinley of Ohio1Benjamin Harrison of OhioWhitelaw Reid of New YorkJune 16–181896St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall; St. Louis, MissouriMissouriCharles W. Fairbanks of IndianaJohn M. Thurston of Nebraska1William McKinley of OhioGarret Hobart of New JerseyJune 19–211900Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaEdward O. Wolcott of ColoradoHenry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts1Theodore Roosevelt of New YorkJune 21–231904Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisElihu Root of New YorkJoseph G. Cannon of Illinois1Theodore Roosevelt of New YorkCharles W. Fairbanks of IndianaJune 16–191908Julius C. Burrows of MichiganHenry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts1William Howard Taft of OhioJames S. Sherman of New YorkJune 18–221912Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisElihu Root of New York1William Howard Taft of OhioJames S. Sherman of New York3June 7–101916Warren G. Harding of Ohio3Charles Evans Hughes of New YorkCharles W. Fairbanks of IndianaJune 8–121920Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisHenry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts10Warren G. Harding of OhioCalvin Coolidge of MassachusettsJune 10–121924Public Auditorium; Cleveland, OhioOhioTheodore E. Burton of OhioFrank W. Mondell of Wyoming1Calvin Coolidge of MassachusettsCharles G. Dawes of IllinoisJune 12–151928Convention Hall; Kansas City, MissouriMissouriSimeon D. Fess of OhioGeorge H. Moses of New Hampshire1Herbert Hoover of CaliforniaCharles Curtis of KansasJune 14–161932Chicago Stadium; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisLester J. Dickinson of IowaBertrand Snell of New York1Herbert Hoover of CaliforniaCharles Curtis of KansasJune 9–121936Public Auditorium; Cleveland, OhioOhioFrederick Steiwer of OregonBertrand Snell of New York1Alf Landon of KansasFrank Knox of IllinoisJune 24–281940Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaHarold Stassen of MinnesotaJoseph W. Martin of Massachusetts6Wendell Willkie of New YorkCharles L. McNary of OregonJune 26–281944Chicago Stadium; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisEarl Warren of California1Thomas E. Dewey of New YorkJohn W. Bricker of OhioJune 21–251948Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaDwight Green of Illinois3Earl Warren of CaliforniaJuly 7–111952International Amphitheatre; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisWalter S. Hallanan of West VirginiaJoseph W. Martin of Massachusetts1Dwight D. Eisenhower of New YorkRichard Nixon of CaliforniaAugust 20–231956Cow Palace; Daly City, CaliforniaCaliforniaWilliam F. Knowland of California1Dwight D. Eisenhower of PennsylvaniaJuly 25–281960International Amphitheatre; Chicago, IllinoisIllinoisCecil Underwood of West VirginiaCharles Halleck of Indiana1Richard Nixon of CaliforniaHenry Cabot Lodge Jr. of MassachusettsJuly 13–161964Cow Palace; Daly City, CaliforniaCaliforniaMark Hatfield of OregonThruston Morton of Kentucky1Barry Goldwater of ArizonaWilliam E. Miller of New YorkAugust 5–81968Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, FloridaFloridaEdward Brooke of MassachusettsGerald Ford of Michigan1Richard Nixon of New YorkSpiro Agnew of MarylandAugust 21–231972Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, Florida4Ronald Reagan of California1Richard Nixon of CaliforniaAugust 16–191976Kemper Arena; Kansas City, MissouriMissouriBob Dole of KansasJohn J. Rhodes of Arizona1Gerald Ford of Michigan Bob Dole of KansasJuly 14–171980Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, MichiganMichiganNancy Kassebaum of KansasJohn J. Rhodes of Arizona1Ronald Reagan of CaliforniaGeorge H. W. Bush of TexasAugust 20–231984Dallas Convention Center; Dallas, TexasTexasHoward Baker of TennesseeBob Michel of Illinois1August 15–181988Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans, LouisianaLouisianaElizabeth Dole of Kansas1George H. W. Bush of TexasDan Quayle of IndianaAugust 17–201992Astrodome; Houston, TexasTexasKay Bailey Hutchison of TexasBob Michel of Illinois1George H. W. Bush of TexasDan Quayle of IndianaAugust 12–151996San Diego Convention Center; San Diego, CaliforniaCaliforniaGeorge W. Bush of TexasChristine Todd Whitman of New JerseyNewt Gingrich of Georgia1Bob Dole of KansasJack Kemp of MarylandJuly 31–August 32000First Union Center; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaTrent Lott of MississippiDennis Hastert of Illinois1George W. Bush of Texas*Dick Cheney of Wyoming*August 30–September 22004Madison Square Garden; New York City, New YorkNew YorkLinda Lingle of Hawaii1George W. Bush of TexasDick Cheney of WyomingSeptember 1–42008Xcel Energy Center; Saint Paul, MinnesotaMinnesotaMitch McConnell of KentuckyJohn Boehner of Ohio1John McCain of ArizonaSarah Palin of AlaskaAugust 27–302012Tampa Bay Times Forum; Tampa, FloridaFlorida1Mitt Romney of MassachusettsPaul Ryan of WisconsinJuly 18–212016Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland, OhioOhioMitch McConnell of KentuckyPaul Ryan of Wisconsin1Donald Trump of New York*Mike Pence of Indiana*August 24–272020Charlotte Convention Center; Charlotte, North Carolina (Day 1)Various locations remotely (Days 2–4)5North CarolinaMitch McConnell of KentuckyKevin McCarthy of California1Donald Trump of Florida Mike Pence of Indiana July 15–182024Fiserv Forum; Milwaukee, WisconsinWisconsinMitch McConnell of KentuckyMike Johnson of Louisiana1Donald Trump of Florida JD Vance of OhioTBD2028 Toyota Center; Houston, TexasTexasTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
*Won the election despite losing the popular vote. 1This convention was known as the National Union Convention.
2This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention.
3Sherman, who had been elected vice president in 1908, died six days before the 1912 election; he was subsequently replaced as Republican vice-presidential nominee by Nicholas M. Butler of New York.
4Originally scheduled for the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California and for August 14–16.
5Originally scheduled for the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the venue was changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keynote speakers
1884 – U.S. Representative John R. Lynch of Mississippi (thought to be the first keynote speaker) 1896 – Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana 1900 – U.S. Senator from Colorado Edward O. Wolcott 1904 – Secretary of War Elihu Root of New York 1908 – U.S. Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan 1912 – U.S. Senator Elihu Root of New York 1916 – U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio 1920 – U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts 1924 – U.S. Representative Theodore Burton of Ohio 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 2020 – U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina
Gallery of convention sites
See also Bibliography of the history of the Republican Party List of United States Republican Party presidential tickets List of presidential nominating conventions in the United States List of Democratic National Conventions List of Whig National Conventions United States presidential election United States presidential primary
References
External links Republican Party platforms at The American Presidency Project Republican Party candidate nomination speeches at The American Presidency Project