List of Republican National Conventions

Dates^[1] Year Location Temporary Chair Permanent Chair Number of
Ballots Presidential Nominee Vice Presidential Nominee June 17–19 1856 Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 Wigwam; Chicago, Illinois David Wilmot of Pennsylvania George Ashmun of Massachusetts 3 Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Hannibal Hamlin of Maine June 7–8 1864¹ Front Street Theatre; Baltimore, Maryland Robert Breckinridge of Kentucky William Dennison of Ohio 1 Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Andrew Johnson of Tennessee May 20–21 1868² Crosby’s Opera House; Chicago, Illinois Carl Schurz of Missouri Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut 1 Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana June 5–6 1872² Academy of Music; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Morton McMichael of Pennsylvania Thomas Settle of North Carolina 1 Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts June 14–16 1876 Exposition Hall; Cincinnati, Ohio 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, Illinois George F. Hoar of Massachusetts George F. Hoar of Massachusetts 36 James A. Garfield of Ohio Chester A. Arthur of New York June 3–6 1884 Exposition Hall; Chicago, Illinois 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, Illinois 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, Minnesota 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; St. Louis, Missouri Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana John M. Thurston of Nebraska 1 William McKinley of Ohio Garret Hobart of New Jersey June 19–21 1900 Convention Hall; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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; Chicago, Illinois 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; Chicago, Illinois 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; Chicago, Illinois Elihu Root of New York Elihu Root of New York 1 William Howard Taft of Ohio James S. Sherman of New York³ June 7–10 1916 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, Illinois Warren G. Harding of Ohio Warren G. Harding of Ohio 3 Charles Evans Hughes of New York Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana June 8–12 1920 Chicago Coliseum; Chicago, Illinois Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts 10 Warren G. Harding of Ohio Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts June 10–12 1924 Public Auditorium; Cleveland, Ohio 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, Missouri Simeon D. Fess of Ohio George H. Moses of New Hampshire 1 Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas June 14–16 1932 Chicago Stadium; Chicago, Illinois Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa Bertrand Snell of New York 1 Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas June 9–12 1936 Public Auditorium; Cleveland, Ohio Frederick Steiwer of Oregon Bertrand Snell of New York 1 Alf Landon of Kansas Frank Knox of Illinois June 24–28 1940 Convention Hall; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Harold Stassen of Minnesota Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts 6 Wendell Willkie of New York Charles L. McNary of Oregon June 26–28 1944 Chicago Stadium; Chicago, Illinois Earl Warren of California Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts 1 Thomas E. Dewey of New York John W. Bricker of Ohio June 21–25 1948 Convention Hall; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dwight Green of Illinois Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts 3 Thomas E. Dewey of New York Earl Warren of California July 7–11 1952 International Amphitheatre; Chicago, Illinois Walter S. Hallanan of West Virginia Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts 1 Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York Richard Nixon of California August 20–23 1956 Cow Palace; Daly City, California William F. Knowland of California Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts 1 Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania Richard Nixon of California July 25–28 1960 International Amphitheatre; Chicago, Illinois Cecil Underwood of West Virginia Charles Halleck of Indiana 1 Richard Nixon of California Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts July 13–16 1964 Cow Palace; Daly City, California Mark Hatfield of Oregon Thruston Morton of Kentucky 1 Barry Goldwater of Arizona William E. Miller of New York August 5–8 1968 Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, Florida Edward Brooke of Massachusetts Gerald Ford of Michigan 1 Richard Nixon of New York Spiro Agnew of Maryland August 21–23 1972 Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, Florida⁴ Ronald Reagan of California Gerald Ford of Michigan 1 Richard Nixon of California Spiro Agnew of Maryland August 16–19 1976 Kemper Arena; Kansas City, Missouri Bob Dole of Kansas John J. Rhodes of Arizona 1 Gerald Ford of Michigan Bob Dole of Kansas July 14–17 1980 Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Michigan Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas John J. Rhodes of Arizona 1 Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush of Texas August 20–23 1984 Dallas Convention Center; Dallas, Texas Howard Baker of Tennessee Bob Michel of Illinois 1 Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush of Texas August 15–18 1988 Louisiana Superdome; New Orleans, Louisiana Elizabeth Dole of Kansas Bob Michel of Illinois 1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana August 17–20 1992 Astrodome; Houston, Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas Bob Michel of Illinois 1 George H. W. Bush of Texas Dan Quayle of Indiana August 12–15 1996 San Diego Convention Center; San Diego, California George W. Bush of Texas
Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey Newt Gingrich of Georgia 1 Bob Dole of Kansas Jack Kemp of Maryland July 31–August 3 2000 First Union Center; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Trent Lott of Mississippi Dennis Hastert of Illinois 1 George W. Bush of Texas* Dick Cheney of Wyoming* August 30–September 2 2004 Madison Square Garden; New York City, New York Linda Lingle of Hawaii Dennis Hastert of Illinois 1 George W. Bush of Texas Dick Cheney of Wyoming September 1–4 2008 Xcel Energy Center; Saint Paul, Minnesota Mitch McConnell of Kentucky John Boehner of Ohio 1 John McCain of Arizona Sarah Palin of Alaska August 27–30 2012 Tampa Bay Times Forum; Tampa, Florida 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, Ohio Mitch McConnell of Kentucky Paul Ryan of Wisconsin 1 Donald Trump of New York* Mike Pence of Indiana* August 24–27 2020 Charlotte Convention Center; Charlotte, North Carolina (Day 1)
Various locations remotely (Days 2–4)⁵ Mitch McConnell of Kentucky Kevin McCarthy of California 1 Donald Trump of Florida Mike Pence of Indiana