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This is a list of Democratic National Conventions. These conventions are the presidential nominating conventions of the Democratic Party of the United States.
The list below shows the location of the party convention, along with the winner of the election. Bold font indicates that party won the presidential election. If the party won the state where the convention was held the box is shaded. Other parties are only listed if they garnered electoral college votes. [5]
The history of conventions in the United States is driven by the history of presidential primaries in the United States. In the first two presidential elections, the Electoral College handled the nominations and elections in 1789 and 1792 that selected George Washington, so no conventions were needed.
Political conventions in the United States (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Conventions in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
1 This convention was known as the National Union Convention. 2 This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention. 3 Sherman, who had been elected vice president in 1908, died six days before the 1912 election; he was subsequently replaced as Republican vice-presidential nominee by Nicholas M. Butler of New York.
The 2016 Democratic National Convention, where Hillary Clinton (at podium, left) became the first female presidential nominee of a major party in the United States. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.
This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions [nb 1] from around the world. This list is sectioned by location, and each gaming convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.
The list of modern fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extends to the first conventions held in the 1930s.. Some fan historians claim that the 1936 Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference, a.k.a. Philcon, was the first science fiction convention ever held.