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2 days ago · 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]
May 21, 2024 · 1854, 1860, and the post-Civil War era. Formed in 1854 in opposition to the extension of slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories, the Republican Party held its first national convention in 1856. No delegates from the Deep South attended. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln narrowly captured the party’s nomination on the third ballot.
3 days ago · The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States.
3 days ago · The position of the flag indicates whether the organization is partisan. Organizations are considered partisan if they operate on behalf of a candidate, party, campaign committee, PAC, super PAC, hybrid PAC, 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5) or 501(c)(6) organization that conducts a large majority of its political activity on behalf of one political party.
1 day ago · DeSantis defeated six candidates in the 2012 Republican primary for Florida's 6th congressional district and then defeated Democratic nominee Heather Beaven in the general election. He was reelected in 2014 and 2016. In May 2015, DeSantis announced his candidacy for the 2016 United States Senate election in Florida.
May 9, 2024 · During the 2016 presidential race, Priebus faced party turmoil when businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination. Trump’s inflammatory remarks, vocal criticism of the party establishment, and lack of political experience raised serious doubts about his candidacy.
3 days ago · Gerald Ford. From January 19 to June 8, 1976, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1976 United States presidential election. The major candidates were incumbent President Gerald Ford and former governor of California Ronald Reagan. After a series of primary elections and caucuses, neither secured a majority of ...
