Republican National Convention

Number of delegates to the Republican National Convention:

2,472 delegates

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Number of alternate delegates at the Republican National Convention:

2,302

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Number of delegates a candidate need to win the Republican Presidential nomination:

1,237 delegates

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Location of the 2020 GOP National Convention:

Charlotte, NC

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Percentage of a state’s delegates that can vote for whomever they want on the second ballot:

55%

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Percentage of a state’s delegates that can vote for whomever they want on the third ballot:

85%

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Year of first GOP National Convention:

1856

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Location of first GOP National Convention:

Pittsburgh, PA

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Presidential nominee at the first Republican National Convention:

Abraham Lincoln

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Estimated number of media credentialed for the 2016 GOP National Convention:

15,000

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Last time a Republican candidate was nominated after going to the convention without enough delegates to win the nomination outright:

1976 (Gerald Ford)

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Estimated number of viewers for day 1 of the 2016 Republican Convention:

23 million people

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Estimated number of viewers for day 2 of the 2016 Republican Convention:

19.8 million people

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Estimated number of viewers for day 3 of the 2016 Republican Convention:

23.4 million people

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Estimated number of viewers for day 4 of the 2016 Republican Convention:

32.2 million people

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Estimated number of viewers for day 1 of the 2012 Republican Convention:

0 (It was canceled due to hurricane Isaac)

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Estimated number of viewers for day 2 of the 2012 Republican Convention:

22.3 million people

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Estimated number of viewers for day 3 of the 2012 Republican Convention:

21.9 million people

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Estimated number of viewers for day 4 of the 2012 Republican Convention:

30.2 million people

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