2024 Republican National Convention
| 2024 presidential election | |
.jpg) The Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is planned to be the site of the 2024 Republican National Convention | |
| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | TBD, 2024 |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Venue | Fiserv Forum |
| Chair | TBD |
| Keynote speaker | TBD |
| Notable speakers | TBD |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | TBD |
| Vice presidential nominee | TBD |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | TBD |
| Votes needed for nomination | TBD |
 2024 U.S. presidential election | |
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| Democratic Party | |
| Republican Party | |
| Third parties | |
| Related races | |
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The 2024 Republican National Convention is an event in which delegates of the United States Republican Party will select the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election. It is planned to be held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
Site selection
| City | Status of bid | Venue | Previous major party conventions hosted by city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Winner | Fiserv Forum[1] | Democratic: 2020[a] |
| Nashville, Tennessee | Finalist (bid eliminated in August 2022) | Presumably Bridgestone Arena and/or Music City Center[2] | — |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | Finalist (bid eliminated in early March 2022) | Vivint Arena[3] | — |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Finalist (bid eliminated in early February 2022) | Presumably PPG Paints Arena and/or David L. Lawrence Convention Center[4][5] | — |
| Kansas City, Missouri | Non-finalist (bid withdrawn in late-December 2021) | Democratic: 1900 Republican: 1928, 1976 |
On January 7, 2022, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee said that four potential host cities have been selected for the 2024 convention: Milwaukee, Nashville, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City.[6] Milwaukee was the host city for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, whose events had largely been held virtually and outside of Milwaukee due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Milwaukee and Pittsburgh are both located in key swing states (Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, respectively) that have both played a significant role in determining the winner of the Electoral College in recent elections, while Nashville and Salt Lake City are both the respective state capitals of Tennessee and Utah, which have been reliably Republican states throughout most of the previous half-century (even though the capital cities themselves are considered Democratic strongholds within their states). From 2008 through the 2020 election, both the Democratic Party and Republican Party have only held their conventions in swing states.[8] Houston had previously taken steps towards bidding,[9] but decided against it due to conflicts with other scheduled events at venues.[10] Other locations that had, at one point, had an interest in hosting, but which ultimately did not bid, included Columbus,[11] Las Vegas,[12] San Antonio,[8] and the state of Georgia.[13] Kansas City, Missouri had made a formal bid, but withdrew their bid in late December 2021, prior to the finalist cities being named.[14]
On February 4, 2022, Pittsburgh's bid committee announced that their bid had been eliminated from further consideration.[15] In early March 2022, Salt Lake City was eliminated by the Republican National Committee, leaving Milwaukee and Nashville as the two remaining finalist bid cities.[3]
On July 15, 2022, a site selection committee unanimously voted to recommend Milwaukee as the site of the convention over Nashville.[16] The Republican National Committee voted for Milwaukee during its early August 2022 meeting in Chicago.[1]
Milwaukee is the first city to host major party conventions in consecutive elections since New York City hosted both the 1976 and 1980 Democratic National Conventions.[8]
See also
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2024 Democratic National Convention
Notes
- ^ The 2020 Democratic National Convention was held across parts of the United States amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was officially centered in Milwaukee.
References
- ^ a b c Hooper, Hooper (August 5, 2022). "RNC approves Milwaukee as 2024 convention host". Politico. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Rau, Nate (March 2, 2022). "Inside the RNC's visit to Nashville". Axios. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Steinhauser, Paul (March 17, 2022). "Race to host 2024 Republican convention: Salt Lake City out, Milwaukee, Nashville finalists". Fox News. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ Lawry, Zack (January 19, 2022). "Pittsburgh becomes major contender for 2024 Republican National Convention". Point Park Globe. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Delano, Jon (January 10, 2022). "Pittsburgh's Bid To Host Republican Presidential Convention In 2024 Splits Local Democrats". CBS Pittsburgh (KDKA). Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Dan Merica. "Republicans are down to four finalist cities for 2024 convention". CNN. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Kirchen, Rich (December 8, 2021). "Milwaukee touts DNC experience, new facilities in bid for 2024 Republican convention". www.bizjournals.com. Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c Petre, Linda (January 11, 2022). "Search for 2024 convention sites ramps up in both parties". The Hill. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Schott, Bryan (October 28, 2021). "Salt Lake City bidding to host the 2024 Republican National Convention". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Mishanec, Nora (May 25, 2022). "Houston to make host bid for 2024 Democratic National Convention with Texas in national spotlight". MSN. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Colombo, Hayleigh (November 13, 2019). "Should Columbus bid to host the DNC or RNC in 2024? Tourism leaders say it's a question of ROI". Columbus Business First.
- ^ "Mayor Carolyn Goodman supports 2024 Republican National Convention in Las Vegas". September 27, 2021.
- ^ Galloway, Jim (May 10, 2019). "Georgia Republicans prepare for a circle-the-wagons convention". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ Hirshberg, Sean (December 23, 2021). "Kansas City withdraws from 2024 RNC selection process". KSHB. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Removed From Consideration For Republican National Convention In 2024". CBS Pittsburgh (KDKA). February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Milwaukee gets recommendation to host 2024 GOP convention". CBS News. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.