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Convention | |
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Date(s) | July 18–21, 2016[1] |
City | Cleveland, Ohio |
Venue | Quicken Loans Arena[2] |
Chair | Paul Ryan |
Notable speakers | See below |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Donald Trump of New York |
Vice presidential nominee | Mike Pence of Indiana |
Voting | |
Total delegates | 2,472 |
Votes needed for nomination | 1,237 (Simple Majority) |
Results (president) | Trump (NY): 1,725 (69.78%) Cruz (TX): 484 (19.58%) Kasich (OH): 125 (5.06%) Rubio (FL): 123 (4.98%) Carson (MI): 7 (0.28%) Bush (FL): 3 (0.12%) Paul (KY): 2 (0.08%) Abstention: 3 (0.12%) |
Results (vice president) | Pence (IN): 100% (Acclamation) |
Ballots | 1 |
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Democratic Party | |
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The 2016 Republican National Convention, in which delegates of the United States Republican Party chose the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, was held July 18–21, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena (now Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] The event marked the third time Cleveland has hosted the Republican National Convention and the first since 1936.[4] In addition to determining the party's national ticket, the convention ratified the party platform.[5]
There were 2,472 delegates to the Republican National Convention, with a simple majority of 1,237 required to win the presidential nomination.[6][7] Most of those delegates were bound for the first ballot of the convention based on the results of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.[8] On July 19, 2016, the convention formally nominated Donald Trump for president and Indiana Governor Mike Pence for vice president.[9] Trump and Pence went on to win the general election, defeating the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine.[10]
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