List of Republican National Conventions


This is a list of Republican National Conventions. The 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.
DatesYearLocationTemporary ChairPermanent ChairNumber of
Ballots		Presidential NomineeVice Presidential Nominee
June 17–191856Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRobert Emmett of New YorkHenry S. Lane of Indiana2John C. Frémont of CaliforniaWilliam L. Dayton of New Jersey
May 16–181860Wigwam; Chicago, IllinoisDavid Wilmot of PennsylvaniaGeorge Ashmun of Massachusetts3Abraham Lincoln of IllinoisHannibal Hamlin of Maine
June 7–818641Front Street Theatre; Baltimore, MarylandRobert Breckinridge of KentuckyWilliam Dennison of Ohio1Abraham Lincoln of IllinoisAndrew Johnson of Tennessee
May 20–2118682Crosby's Opera House; Chicago, IllinoisCarl Schurz of MissouriJoseph R. Hawley of Connecticut1Ulysses S. Grant of OhioSchuyler Colfax of Indiana
June 5–618722Academy of Music; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMorton McMichael of PennsylvaniaThomas Settle of North Carolina1Ulysses S. Grant of OhioHenry Wilson of Massachusetts
June 14–161876Exposition Hall; Cincinnati, OhioTheodore M. Pomeroy of New YorkEdward McPherson of Pennsylvania7Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio*William A. Wheeler of New York*
June 2–81880Interstate Exposition Building; Chicago, IllinoisGeorge F. Hoar of MassachusettsGeorge F. Hoar of Massachusetts36James A. Garfield of OhioChester A. Arthur of New York
June 3–61884Exposition Hall; Chicago, IllinoisJohn R. Lynch of MississippiJohn B. Henderson of Missouri4James G. Blaine of MaineJohn A. Logan of Illinois
June 19–251888Auditorium Theatre; Chicago, IllinoisJohn M. Thurston of NebraskaMorris M. Estee of California8Benjamin Harrison of Ohio*Levi P. Morton of New York*
June 7–101892Industrial Exposition Building; Minneapolis, MinnesotaJ. Sloat Fassett of New YorkWilliam McKinley of Ohio1Benjamin Harrison of OhioWhitelaw Reid of New York
June 16–181896St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall; St. Louis, MissouriCharles W. Fairbanks of IndianaJohn M. Thurston of Nebraska1William McKinley of OhioGarret Hobart of New Jersey
June 19–211900Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaEdward O. Wolcott of ColoradoHenry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts1William McKinley of OhioTheodore Roosevelt of New York
June 21–231904Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisElihu Root of New YorkJoseph G. Cannon of Illinois1Theodore Roosevelt of New YorkCharles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 16–191908Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisJulius C. Burrows of MichiganHenry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts1William Howard Taft of OhioJames S. Sherman of New York
June 18–221912Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisElihu Root of New YorkElihu Root of New York1William Howard Taft of OhioJames S. Sherman of New York3
June 7–101916Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisWarren G. Harding of OhioWarren G. Harding of Ohio3Charles Evans Hughes of New YorkCharles W. Fairbanks of Indiana
June 8–121920Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, IllinoisHenry Cabot Lodge of MassachusettsHenry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts10Warren G. Harding of OhioCalvin Coolidge of Massachusetts
June 10–121924Public Auditorium; Cleveland, OhioTheodore E. Burton of OhioFrank W. Mondell of Wyoming1Calvin Coolidge of MassachusettsCharles G. Dawes of Illinois
June 12–151928Convention Hall; Kansas City, MissouriSimeon D. Fess of OhioGeorge H. Moses of New Hampshire1Herbert Hoover of CaliforniaCharles Curtis of Kansas
June 14–161932Chicago Stadium; Chicago, IllinoisLester J. Dickinson of IowaBertrand Snell of New York1Herbert Hoover of CaliforniaCharles Curtis of Kansas
June 9–121936Public Auditorium; Cleveland, OhioFrederick Steiwer of OregonBertrand Snell of New York1Alf Landon of KansasFrank Knox of Illinois
June 24–281940Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHarold Stassen of MinnesotaJoseph W. Martin of Massachusetts6Wendell Willkie of New YorkCharles L. McNary of Oregon
June 26–281944Chicago Stadium; Chicago, IllinoisEarl Warren of CaliforniaJoseph W. Martin of Massachusetts1Thomas E. Dewey of New YorkJohn W. Bricker of Ohio
June 21–251948Convention Hall; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDwight Green of IllinoisJoseph W. Martin of Massachusetts3Thomas E. Dewey of New YorkEarl Warren of California
July 7–111952International Amphitheatre; Chicago, IllinoisWalter S. Hallanan of West VirginiaJoseph W. Martin of Massachusetts1Dwight D. Eisenhower of KansasRichard Nixon of California
August 20–231956Cow Palace; Daly City, CaliforniaWilliam F. Knowland of CaliforniaJoseph W. Martin of Massachusetts1Dwight D. Eisenhower of KansasRichard Nixon of California
July 25–281960International Amphitheatre; Chicago, IllinoisCecil Underwood of West VirginiaCharles Halleck of Indiana1Richard Nixon of CaliforniaHenry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts
July 13–161964Cow Palace; Daly City, CaliforniaMark Hatfield of OregonThruston Morton of Kentucky1Barry Goldwater of ArizonaWilliam E. Miller of New York
August 5–81968Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, FloridaEdward Brooke of MassachusettsGerald Ford of Michigan1Richard Nixon of CaliforniaSpiro Agnew of Maryland
August 21–231972Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, Florida4Gerald Ford of MichiganRonald Reagan of California1Richard Nixon of CaliforniaSpiro Agnew of Maryland
August 16–191976Kemper Arena; Kansas City, MIssouriBob Dole of KansasJohn J. Rhodes of Arizona1Gerald Ford of MichiganBob Dole of Kansas
July 14–171980Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, MichiganNancy Kassebaum of KansasJohn J. Rhodes of Arizona1Ronald Reagan of CaliforniaGeorge H. W. Bush of Texas
August 20–231984Dallas Convention Center; Dallas, TexasHoward Baker of TennesseeBob Michel of Illinois1Ronald Reagan of CaliforniaGeorge H. W. Bush of Texas
August 15–181988Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans, LouisianaElizabeth Dole of KansasBob Michel of Illinois1George H. W. Bush of TexasDan Quayle of Indiana
August 17–201992Astrodome; Houston, TexasKay Bailey Hutchison of TexasBob Michel of Illinois1George H. W. Bush of TexasDan Quayle of Indiana
August 12–151996San Diego Convention Center; San Diego, CaliforniaGeorge W. Bush of Texas
Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey		Newt Gingrich of Georgia1Bob Dole of KansasJack Kemp of Maryland
July 31–August 32000First Union Center; Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTrent Lott of MississippiDennis Hastert of Illinois1George W. Bush of Texas*Dick Cheney of Wyoming*
August 30–September 22004Madison Square Garden; New York City, New YorkLinda Lingle of HawaiiDennis Hastert of Illinois1George W. Bush of TexasDick Cheney of Wyoming
September 1–42008Xcel Energy Center; Saint Paul, MinnesotaMitch McConnell of KentuckyJohn Boehner of Ohio1John McCain of ArizonaSarah Palin of Alaska
August 27–302012Tampa Bay Times Forum; Tampa, FloridaMitch McConnell of KentuckyJohn Boehner of Ohio1Mitt Romney of MassachusettsPaul Ryan of Wisconsin
July 18–212016Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland, OhioMitch McConnell of KentuckyPaul Ryan of Wisconsin1Donald Trump of New York*Mike Pence of Indiana*
August 24–272020Spectrum Center; Charlotte, North CarolinaTBDTBDTBDDonald Trump of Florida Mike Pence of Indiana


*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.
3Elected 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.
4Originally schedule for San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California and for August 14–16.

Keynote speakers