After months of being the front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney secured the official Republican nomination today for the upcoming presidential election.
To be nominated for president, a Republican candidate must receive more than 1,144 votes from delegates, who were chosen as party representatives from each of the states and territories in primary elections and caucuses held earlier this year. Romney received 2,061 votes out of 2,263 total in a role call of each state.
Republicans also nominated Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for vice president to complete the GOP ticket that will challenge President Barack Obama in November.
Republican leaders and supporters from across the country are convening in Tampa, Fla., this week as part of the Republican National Convention.
Romney will formally accept his party’s nomination in a speech on Thursday night.
Leaders of the Democratic Party are expected to gather in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 4 to formally nominate their presidential nominee, President Barack Obama.
Compiled by Carly Cody, Bruin senior staff.