The Republican National Committee is poised to award the party’s presidential nominating convention to Jacksonville, Florida, after pulling the event from Charlotte, North Carolina, over a disagreement with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

The RNC confirmed Wednesday morning that Jacksonville, led by a Republican mayor in a state with a Republican governor, was the “front-runner” to host the event, with GOP officials in northeast Florida telling the Washington Examiner they expect President Trump to accept the 2020 nomination there. Multiple cities are competing for the Republican convention after Cooper declined to guarantee the RNC it could host a traditional gathering unencumbered by stringent coronavirus social distancing protocols.