The RNC’s Site Selection Committee has recommended Cleveland, Ohio, as the host city of the 2016 Republican National Convention. Cleveland last held a national political convention in 1936, when Kansas governor Alfred Landon defeated Senator William Borah of Idaho for the Republican presidential nomination.


Over the past few months, Cleveland faced stiff competition from over 20 other cities. The field was whittled down between April and July, when Dallas and Cleveland were selected as the two finalists.