2026 Republican National Convention
American political event in Dallas
The 2026 Republican National Convention, referred to colloquially in the media and public discourse as Trumpapalooza, was held from September 9 to 10, 2026, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, ahead of the 2026 United States midterm elections.
Background
While national party conventions in presidential election years are a quadrennial tradition in United States politics, it is historically uncommon for a similar event to be held by either of the two major parties outside of presidential election years. Previously, only three large, major-party conferences were held outside of a presidential election year, all by the Democratic Party from 1974 through 1982: Kansas City in 1974, Memphis in 1978, and Philadelphia in 1982. In 2026, National Journal described the three Democratic midterm conventions as unsuccessful, particularly 1974 and 1978 conferences, which were held in December, after the respective elections in those years. In 1985, Paul G. Kirk, as chair of the Democratic National Committee, discontinued the practice, calling midterm conventions "places for mischief" which wasted party resources.
The 2026 convention marked the first midterm convention for the Republican Party.
Planning and scheduling
As early as November 2025, President Donald Trump had been exploring the possibility of a midterm Republican convention. "That's not a thing." House Speaker Mike Johnson later recounted telling Trump, who replied, "Make it a thing." At the January 2026 winter meeting of the Republican National Committee (RNC), the party's procedures were amended to permit a midterm convention. In March 2026, The New York Times reported that Trump and the RNC had examined Dallas as a possible host city. Also in March 2026, the Democratic Party ruled out the possibility of holding their own midterm convention.
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