What is 2016 Republican National Convention?
[[File:RNC Quicken Loans Arena (28249345472).jpg|thumb|The 2016 Republican National Convention was held at the Quicken Loans Arena in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]].]] The '''2016 Republican National Convention''' was the 41st<ref>{{cite web |url= http://2016.republican-convention.org/ |title= 2016 Republican National Convention--41st Republican National Convention, Cleveland, Ohio. |access-date= 27 February 2016 |archive-date= 21 December 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161221174924/http://2016.republican-convention.org/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> national convention held by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. It was held in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] from 18-21 July 2016. The purpose of the convention is for the delegates, who are people who represent someone, to vote for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 presidential and vice presidential nominee]] for the [[United States Republican Party]]. The candidates were [[businessman]] [[Donald Trump]] of [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States senator|U.S. senator]] [[Ted Cruz]] of [[Texas]], and [[Governor of Ohio|Governor]] [[John Kasich]] of [[Ohio]]. There are 2,472 delegates to the Republican National Convention. A candidate therefore needs a majority of at least 1,237 delegates to win the presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ohlemacher|first1=Stephen|title=Things to Know About Delegates at Stake in Iowa Caucuses|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/things-delegates-stake-iowa-caucuses-36634904|website=ABC News|publisher=ABC|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/ |title=Election 2016: Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |publisher=Green Papers |date=February 10, 2016}}</ref> == Results == {{main|Results of the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016}} The convention was held on July 18 to 21. After the convention, [[Donald Trump]] with his running mate [[Mike Pence]] won the presidential nomina