Note: Conventions whose nominees won the subsequent presidential election are shaded in pink.
Dates[1] | Year | Location | Temporary Chair | Permanent Chair | Number of Ballots | Presidential Nominee | Vice Presidential Nominee |
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June 17–19 | 1856 | Musical Fund Hall; Philadelphia | 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 | 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 | 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 | Carl Schurz of Missouri | Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut | 1 | Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio | Schuyler Colfax of Indiana |
June 5–6 | 18722 | Academy of Music; Philadelphia | Morton McMichael of Pennsylvania | Thomas Settle of North Carolina | 1 | Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio | Henry Wilson of Massachusetts |
June 14–16 | 1876 | Exposition Hall; Cincinnati | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Walter S. Hallanan of West Virginia | Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts | 1 | Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas | Richard Nixon of California |
August 20–23 | 1956 | Cow Palace; Daly City (San Francisco) | William F. Knowland of California | Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts | 1 | Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas | Richard Nixon of California |
July 25–28 | 1960 | International Amphitheatre; Chicago | 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 (San Francisco) | 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 | Edward Brooke of Massachusetts | Gerald Ford of Michigan | 1 | Richard Nixon of California | Spiro Agnew of Maryland |
August 21–23 | 1972 | Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach | Gerald Ford of Michigan | Ronald Reagan of California | 1 | Richard Nixon of California | Spiro Agnew of Maryland |
August 16–19 | 1976 | Kemper Arena; Kansas City | 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 | Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas | John J. Rhodes of Arizona | 1 | Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush of Texas |
August 20–23 | 1984 | Reunion Arena; Dallas | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Mitch McConnell of Kentucky | Paul Ryan of Wisconsin | 1 | Donald Trump of New York* | Mike Pence of Indiana* |
August 24-27 | 2020 | Spectrum Center; Charlotte | |
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5. ^{{cite web |url=http://convention.gop/post/147558746375/2016-gop-convention-program-announced |title=2016 GOP Convention Program Announced |work=RNC 2016 Cleveland |accessdate=19 July 2016}}