These lists are a companion to the Wikipedia article entitled United States presidential nominating convention.
Significant third-party conventions before 1860
Elec-tionPartyCity YearPresidential nominee Notes 1832 Anti-Masonic Baltimore, Maryland 1831 William Wirt & Amos Ellmaker usually considered the first U.S. political party nominating convention 1836 Anti-Masonic Philadelphia 1836 no candidate nominated 1840 Anti-Masonic Philadelphia 1838 William Henry Harrison (Whig) By 1840, Anti-Masons had been largely absorbed into the Whig Party Liberty Albany, New York 1840 James G. Birney & Thomas Earle first U.S. anti-slavery political party 1844 Liberty Buffalo, New York 1843 James G. Birney & Thomas Morris* *(Morris died on December 7, 1844) Tyler DemocraticBaltimore1844John Tyler Nominated sitting President Tyler in May 1844 but Tyler withdrew from running in August 1844. [Also known as the National Democratic or Democratic Republican Party] 1848 Free Soil Utica & Buffalo, New York 1848 Martin Van Buren& Charles Francis Adams Sr. united Liberty Party supporters with anti-slavery Democrats and Whigs 1852 Free Soil Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1852 John P. Hale & George Washington Julian Most Free-Soilers joined the Republican Party after its foundation in 1854. 1856 American Philadelphia 1856 Millard Fillmore (Whig) & Andrew Donelson The anti-immigrant American (or Know Nothing) Party endorsed Fillmore in February 1856, followed by the Whigs in September.
Major-party conventions
The two right-hand columns show nominations by notable conventions not shown elsewhere. Some of the nominees (e.g. the Whigs before 1860 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1912) received very large votes, while others who received less than 1% of the total national popular vote are listed to show historical continuity or transition. [For example, the Equal Rights Party convention of 1872 nominated the first national ticket to include either a woman (Victoria Woodhull) or an African-American (Frederick Douglass), although this ticket received no votes at all.]
Many important candidates are not shown here because they were never endorsed by a national party convention (e.g. William Henry Harrison in 1836, George C. Wallace in 1968, John B. Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992); for a list by year of all notable candidates (at least one electoral vote or 0.1% of the popular vote), please see List of United States presidential candidates.
Note that there is no organizational continuity between the American parties of 1856 and 1972, the Union parties of 1860, 1864, 1888, 1900 and 1936, or the Progressive parties of 1912–16, 1924 and 1948–52.
Presidential winner in bold.
Vice-presidential nominees in small type preceded by "&".
People's [Middle of the Road] = "Middle of the Road" faction of the People's Party, who opposed fusing with the Democrats after 1896.
Elec-tion Democratic convention Democratic nominees Republican convention Republican nominees Other conventions Other nominees 1832 Baltimore, Maryland Andrew Jackson& Martin Van Buren Baltimore (National Republican, 1831) Henry Clay& John Sergeant 1836 Baltimore (1835) Martin Van Buren& Richard M. Johnson 1840 Baltimore Martin Van Buren[no vice-presidential nominee] Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Whig, 1839) William Henry Harrison& John Tyler 1844 Baltimore James K. Polk& George M. Dallas Baltimore (Whig) Henry Clay& Theodore Frelinghuysen 1848 Baltimore Lewis Cass& William O. Butler Philadelphia (Whig) Zachary Taylor& Millard Fillmore 1852 Baltimore Franklin Pierce& William R. King Baltimore (Whig) Winfield Scott& William R. Graham 1856 Cincinnati James Buchanan& John C. Breckinridge Philadelphia John C. Frémont& William L. Dayton Baltimore (Whig) Millard Fillmore& Andrew Donelson 1860 Baltimore and Charleston, South Carolina Stephen A. Douglas & Herschel V. Johnson (Official);John C. Breckinridge & Joseph Lane (Southern) Chicago Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin Baltimore (Constitutional Union) John Bell & Edward Everett 1864 Chicago George B. McClellan & George H. Pendleton Baltimore (National Union) Abraham Lincoln (Republican) & Andrew Johnson (War Democrat} Cleveland (Radical Democratic) John C. Frémont (Republican) — withdrew & John Cochrane (War Democrat) 1868 New York City Horatio Seymour& Francis P. Blair, Jr Chicago Ulysses S. Grant& Schuyler Colfax 1872 Baltimore Horace Greeley& B. Gratz Brown (Liberal Republican) Philadelphia Ulysses S. Grant & Henry Wilson Cincinnati, Ohio (Liberal Republican) Horace Greeley& B. Gratz Brown Louisville, Kentucky (Straight-Out Democratic) Charles O'Conor — declined& John Quincy Adams II New York (Equal Rights) Victoria Woodhull& Frederick Douglass 1876 St. Louis Samuel J. Tilden & Thomas A. Hendricks Cincinnati Rutherford B. Hayes & William A. Wheeler Indianapolis (Greenback) Peter Cooper & Samuel F. Cary 1880 Cincinnati Winfield S. Hancock & William H. English Chicago James A. Garfield & Chester Alan Arthur Chicago (Greenback) James B. Weaver & Barzillai J. Chambers 1884 Chicago Grover Cleveland& Thomas A. Hendricks Chicago James G. Blaine & John A. Logan Indianapolis (Greenback) Benjamin F. Butler & Absolom M. West 1888 St. Louis Grover Cleveland& Allen G. Thurman Chicago Benjamin Harrison& Levi P. Morton Cincinnati (Union Labor) Alson Streeter & Charles E. Cunningham 1892 Chicago Grover Cleveland & Adlai Stevenson I Minneapolis Benjamin Harrison& Whitelaw Reid Omaha, Nebraska (People's) James B. Weaver & James G. Field1896 Chicago William Jennings Bryan & Arthur Sewall St. Louis William McKinley & Garret Hobart St. Louis (People's) Wm J. Bryan (Dem.) & Thomas E. Watson (People's) St. Louis (National Silver Party) Wm J. Bryan (Dem.) & Arthur Sewall (Dem.) Indianapolis (National [Gold] Democratic) John M. Palmer & Simon Bolivar Buckner 1900 Kansas City William Jennings Bryan& Adlai Stevenson I Philadelphia William McKinley& Theodore RooseveltSioux Falls, South Dakota (People's) William Jennings Bryan (Dem.) & Adlai Stevenson I (Dem.) Cincinnati (People's [Middle of the Road] ) Wharton Barker& Ignatius Donnelly Baltimore (Union Reform) Seth Ellis& Samuel T. Nicholson 1904 St. Louis Alton B. Parker& Henry G. Davis Chicago Theodore Roosevelt& Charles W. Fairbanks Springfield Illinois (People's [Middle of the Road] ) Thomas E. Watson& Thomas Tibbles 1908 Denver William Jennings Bryan & John W. Kern Chicago William Howard Taft& James S. Sherman St. Louis (People's [Middle of the Road] ) Thomas E. Watson& Samuel Williams Chicago (Independence) Thomas L. Hisgen& John T. Graves 1912 Baltimore Woodrow Wilson& Thomas R. MarshallChicago William Howard Taft& James S. Sherman Chicago (Progressive) Theodore Roosevelt& Hiram Johnson 1916 St. Louis Woodrow Wilson& Thomas R. Marshall Chicago Charles Evans Hughes& Charles W. Fairbanks Chicago (Progressive) [Theodore Roosevelt] — intended nomination declined beforehand 1920 San Francisco James M. Cox& Franklin Roosevelt Chicago Warren G. Harding& Calvin Coolidge Chicago (Farmer-Labor) Parley P. Christensen& Max Hayes 1924 New York City John W. Davis& Charles W. Bryan Cleveland Calvin Coolidge& Charles Dawes Cincinnati (Progressive) Robert La Follette, Sr.& Burton K. Wheeler 1928 Houston (Texas) Al Smith& Joseph T. Robinson Kansas City, Missouri Herbert Hoover& Charles Curtis Chicago (Farmer-Labor) Frank E. WebbThe party had nominated George W. Norris for president, but Norris declined this nomination.& Will Vereen 1932 Chicago Franklin Roosevelt& John Nance Garner Chicago Herbert Hoover & Charles Curtis Omaha (Farmer-Labor) Frank E. Webb& Jacob S. Coxey Sr.After Webb later withdrew from the race, the party nominated Coxey for President in his stead and Julius J. Reiter for Vice President in Coxey's place. 1936 Philadelphia Franklin Roosevelt & John Nance Garner Cleveland Alf Landon& Frank Knox Cleveland (Union) William Lemke& Thomas C. O'Brien 1940 Chicago Franklin Roosevelt & Henry A. Wallace Philadelphia Wendell Willkie& Charles McNary 1944 Chicago Franklin Roosevelt& Harry Truman Chicago Thomas E. Dewey & John Bricker 1948 Philadelphia Harry S. Truman& Alben Barkley Philadelphia Thomas E. Dewey& Earl WarrenPhiladelphia (Progressive)Henry A. Wallace & Glen Taylor Birmingham (States' Rights Democratic) Strom Thurmond& Fielding Wright 1952 Chicago Adlai Stevenson II& John Sparkman Chicago Dwight D. Eisenhower & Richard Nixon Chicago (Progressive) Vincent Hallinan & Charlotta Bass 1956 Chicago Adlai Stevenson II & Estes Kefauver San Francisco Dwight D. Eisenhower & Richard Nixon Richmond, Virginia (States' Rights) T. Coleman Andrews & Thomas Werdel 1960 Los Angeles John F. Kennedy & Lyndon Johnson Chicago Richard Nixon & Henry Cabot Lodge Dayton, Ohio (National States' Rights) Orval Faubus & John G. Crommelin 1964 Atlantic City (New Jersey) Lyndon B. Johnson& Hubert Humphrey San Francisco Barry Goldwater& William E. Miller 1968 Chicago Hubert Humphrey & Edmund Muskie Miami Beach (Florida) Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew Ann Arbor, Mich. (Peace & Freedom) Eldridge Cleaver & Peggy Terry 1972 Miami Beach George McGovern& Thomas EagletonSen. Eagleton later withdrew as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, to be succeeded by Sargent Shriver Miami Beach Richard Nixon& Spiro Agnew Louisville, Kentucky (American Party) John G. Schmitz& Thomas J. Anderson St Louis (People's Party) Benjamin Spock& Julius Hobson1976 New York City Jimmy Carter& Walter Mondale Kansas City, Missouri Gerald Ford& Robert Dole Chicago (American Independent Party) Lester Maddox& William Dyke Salt Lake City, Utah (American Party) Thomas J. Anderson& Rufus Shackleford 1980 New York City Jimmy Carter& Walter Mondale Detroit Ronald Reagan& George H. W. Bush Cleveland (Citizens) Barry Commoner& LaDonna Harris 1984 San Francisco Walter Mondale& Geraldine Ferraro Dallas Ronald Reagan& George H.W. Bush Saint Paul, Minnesota (Citizens) Sonia Johnson& Richard J. Walton 1988 Atlanta Michael Dukakis& Lloyd Bentsen New Orleans George H. W. Bush& Dan Quayle 1992 New York City Bill Clinton& Al Gore Houston(Texas) George H.W. Bush& Dan Quayle Washington, D.C. (Natural Law Party)John Hagelin& Mike Tompkins 1996 Chicago Bill Clinton& Al Gore San Diego Robert Dole& Jack Kemp Long Beach & Valley Forge (Reform) Ross Perot& Pat Choate 2000 Los Angeles Al Gore& Joe Lieberman Philadelphia George W. Bush& Dick Cheney Long Beach, California (Reform) Pat Buchanan& Ezola Foster 2004 Boston John Kerry& John Edwards New York City George W. Bush& Dick Cheney Irving, Texas (Reform) Ralph Nader (ind.) & Peter Camejo (ind.) 2008 Denver(Colorado) Barack Obama& Joe Biden Saint Paul(Minnesota) John McCain& Sarah Palin 2012 Charlotte(North Carolina) Barack Obama& Joe Biden Tampa(Florida) Mitt Romney& Paul Ryan 2016 Philadelphia Hillary Clinton& Tim Kaine Cleveland(Ohio) Donald Trump& Mike Pence 2020 Milwaukee(Wisconsin) Joe Biden& Kamala Harris Charlotte (North Carolina) Donald Trump& Mike Pence 2024 Chicago Kamala Harris& Tim Walz Milwaukee Donald Trump& JD Vance
Third-party conventions since 1872
Prohibition and socialist parties
The Prohibition Party was organized in 1869. At the 1896 Prohibition Party convention in Pittsburgh, the majority of delegates supported a "narrow-gauge" platform confined to the prohibition of alcohol, while a "broad-gauge" minority — who also wanted to advocate for Free Silver and other reforms — broke away to form the National Party.
The Socialist Party of America (1901–1972) resulted from a merger of the Social Democratic Party (founded 1898) with dissenting members of the Socialist Labor Party (founded 1876). The Socialist Party of America stopped running its own candidates for president after 1956, but a minority of SPA members who disagreed with this policy broke away in 1973 to form the Socialist Party USA (SPUSA).