Presidential Conventions Quiz

Well, it's that time again! Where have the major party conventions been held since 1832?

Before 1832, candidates were chosen by party caucuses. Only the two major parties are listed here.....sorry!

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Last updated: July 07, 2012

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Year	Democratic Candidate	City	Republican Candidate	City
2012	Barack Obama	Charlotte	Mitt Romney	Tampa
2008	Barack Obama	Denver	John McCain	St. Paul
2004	John Kerry	Boston	George W. Bush	New York City
2000	Al Gore	Los Angeles	George W. Bush	Philadelphia
1996	Bill Clinton	Chicago	Robert Dole	San Diego
1992	Bill Clinton	New York City	George H.W. Bush	Houston
1988	Michael Dukakis	Atlanta	George H.W. Bush	New Orleans
1984	Walter F. Mondale	San Francisco	Ronald Reagan	Dallas
1980	Jimmy Carter	New York City	Ronald Reagan	Detroit
1976	Jimmy Carter	New York City	Gerald R. Ford	Kansas City
1972	George S. McGovern	Miami Beach	Richard M. Nixon	Miami Beach
1968	Hubert H. Humphrey	Chicago	Richard M. Nixon	Miami Beach
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	Atlantic City	Barry Goldwater	San Francisco
1960	John F. Kennedy	Los Angeles	Richard M. Nixon	Chicago
1956	Adlai E. Stevenson II	Chicago	Dwight D. Eisenhower	San Francisco
1952	Adlai E. Stevenson II	Chicago	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Chicago
1948	Harry S Truman	Philadelphia	Thomas E. Dewey	Philadelphia
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Chicago	Thomas E. Dewey	Chicago
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Chicago	Wendell Willkie	Philadelphia
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Philadelphia	Alfred M. Landon	Cleveland
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Chicago	Herbert Hoover	Chicago
1928	Alfred E. Smith	Houston	Herbert Hoover	Kansas City
1924	John W. Davis	New York City	Calvin Coolidge	Cleveland
1920	James M. Cox	San Francisco	Warren G. Harding	Chicago
1916	Woodrow Wilson	St. Louis	Charles Evans Hughes	Chicago
1912	Woodrow Wilson	Baltimore	William Howard Taft	Chicago
1908	William Jennings Bryan	Denver	William Howard Taft	Chicago
1904	Alton B. Parker	St. Louis	Theodore Roosevelt	Chicago
1900	William Jennings Bryan	Kansas City	William McKinley	Philadelphia
1896	William Jennings Bryan	Chicago	William McKinley	St. Louis
1892	Grover Cleveland	Chicago	Benjamin Harrison	Minneapolis
1888	Grover Cleveland	St. Louis	Benjamin Harrison	Chicago
1884	Grover Cleveland	Chicago	James G. Blaine	Chicago
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	Cincinnati	James Garfield	Chicago
1876	Samuel J. Tilden	St. Louis	Rutherford B. Hayes	Cincinnati
1872	Horace Greeley	Baltimore	Ulysses S. Grant	Philadelphia
1868	Horatio Seymour	New York City	Ulysses S. Grant	Chicago
1864	George B. McClellan	Chicago	Abraham Lincoln	Baltimore
1860	John C. Breckenridge	Charleston	Abraham Lincoln	Chicago
1860	Stephen A. Douglas	Baltimore
1856	James Buchanan	Cincinnati	John C. Fremont	Philadelphia
Year	Democratic Candidate	City	Whig Candidate	City
1852	Franklin Pierce	Baltimore	Winfield Scott	Baltimore
1848	Lewis Cass	Baltimore	Zachary Taylor	Baltimore
1844	James K. Polk	Baltimore	Henry Clay	Baltimore
1840	Martin Van Buren	Baltimore	William H. Harrison	Harrisburg
1836	Martin Van Buren	Baltimore	no national candidate	Columbus
1832	Andrew Jackson	Baltimore	Henry Clay	Baltimore