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Democratic National Convention Results Details Schedule/Date Venue/Place 2016, When Where is the Democratic Convention held,2016 Democratic National Convention
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Democratic National Convention Results Details Schedule/Date Venue/Place 2016, When Where is the Democratic Convention held,2016 Democratic National Convention
More About 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Philadelphia has been selected to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced this morning.
- The city, along with Columbus and Brooklyn, was among the three finalists for the event, which will take place the week of July 25, 2016.
- The DNC evaluated cities on factors that included transportation, security, finances, logistics and hotel capacity.
- Philadelphia hosted the Republicans’ convention in 2000.
There are expected to be 4,769 delegates (worth 4,765 delegate votes) to the Democratic National Convention. A candidate needs a majority of delegate votes to win the presidential nomination, or in this case, 2,383 votes.
Convention | |
Date(s) | July 25–28, 2016 |
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Venue | Wells Fargo Center |
Pennsylvania Convention Center | |
Chair | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
Keynote speaker | Elizabeth Warren |
Notable speakers | Bernie Sanders |
Bill Clinton | |
Chelsea Clinton | |
Barack Obama | |
Michelle Obama | |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Hillary Clinton of New York |
(presumptive) | |
Vice Presidential nominee | TBD |
Voting | |
Total delegates | 4,765 |
Votes needed for nomination | 2,383 (majority) |