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Sen. Jeff Sessions nominated Donald Trump as the Republican Presidential nominee while Rep. Chris Collins and Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster seconded the nomination on the second day of the Republican National Convention.
Donald Trump's son Eric (second from right) and daughter Tiffany (right) react after Donald Trump Jr. announced New York's votes officially putting Donald Trump over the top during the roll call of states at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 19, 2016.(Photo: Andrew Gombert, EPA)
CLEVELAND<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— After 56 primaries and caucuses,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>17 major candidates and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>$614.3 million in campaign<span style="color: Red;">*</span>spending,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Republican party formally nominated<span style="color: Red;">*</span>its candidate for president of the United States Tuesday in a tightly controlled<span style="color: Red;">*</span>roll call vote.
And that nominee — with the "presumptive" label no longer attached<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is the New York billionaire, reality television star and anti-politician<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Donald Trump.
It was Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., who was given the honor of putting his father over the 1,237-delegate threshold<span style="color: Red;">*</span>needed to cinch the nomination.
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"Congratulations, dad! We love you!" he exclaimed from his front-row seat in the New York delegation. Most delegates<span style="color: Red;">*</span>burst into raucous applause as Frank Sinatra's New York, New York<span style="color: Red;">*</span>played on the loudspeakers and a few remaining Trump opponents sat on their hands.
With Trump supporters successfully putting down an attempted insurgent campaign to change the rules Monday, Trump's name was the only one placed in nomination. So the outcome was preordained as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the convention secretary, Susie Hudson of Vermont, called<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the roll of the states Tuesday evening.
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That doesn't mean nomination process — usually<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a formulaic ritual marked with a bit more suspense this year as "Never Trump" protests loomed over the convention<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— went off without a hitch.
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DAY 2 OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIONProtesters surprised about the lack of participation | 0:33The tame protests going on in Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention have left some wondering where are the rest of the participants and why are they not out in the numbers once predicted. USA TODAY NETWORK
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DAY 2 OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIONProtest in Cleveland outside the Republican National Convention | 1:05Protest in Cleveland outside the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Nick Oza/azcentral.com
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DAY 2 OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIONDelegates kick off presidential nomination for Trump | 0:34Sen. Jeff Sessions nominated Donald Trump as the Republican Presidential nominee while Rep. Chris Collins and Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster seconded the nomination on the second day of the Republican National Convention.
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DAY 2 OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION#RNCinCLE: A video tour | 1:06Join Jon Campbell of the USA TODAY Network's Albany Bureau for a quick tour of Cleveland's RNC hotspots. Jon Campbell / Albany Bureau
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DAY 2 OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIONWhat to expect during day 2 of the RNC | 1:02USA TODAY's Susan Page gives you a preview of what to expect during day two of the Republican National Convention.
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DAY 2 OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIONSee Melania Trump, Michelle Obama's speeches side-by-side | 1:19Melania Trump's Republican National Convention speech sounded a lot like Michelle Obama's 2008 Democratic National Convention speech. USA TODAY NETWORK
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DAY 2 OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIONWhat you missed from day 1 of the RNC | 1:16Did you miss the first day of the Republican National Convention? If so, here are the moments you should catch up on.
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The first bump in the road was in the District of Columbia, which tried to cast 10 delegates for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and nine for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ohio Gov. John Kasich. But the convention secretary overruled the delegation, ordering that all 19 delegates be<span style="color: Red;">*</span>awarded to Trump. Similar irregularities were summarily dispensed with, making the few protest votes irrelevant to the final tally.
The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>convention chairman, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, announced before the roll call that it wasn't each delegation's announcement that determines the tally. Instead, under the rules adopted Monday, the secretary must record the votes according to state laws and state and national party rules — leaving no room for bound<span style="color: Red;">*</span>delegates to make a conscientious objection.
So for the most part, the roll call was matter of simple mathematics.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The magic number was 1,237,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a simple majority of delegates.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>According to the Associated Press, Trump had<span style="color: Red;">*</span>1,543 delegates locked up going into the convention. By the time every delegate was counted, he had more than 1,600.
Getting to that number involved<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a little bit of arcane procedure and not a small amount of stagecraft.
It began with a nomination by Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, a second from Rep. Chris Collins of New York, and a second second from South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster.
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The states (plus five territories and the District of Columbia)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were called in alphabetical order, with the chairman of each delegation reading out the result<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— often with a digression filled with state historical trivia, chamber of commerce slogans,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>nods to politicians and boosterism of local sports teams.
Paul Ryan addresses the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena before the roll call vote to nominate Donald Trump.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Rodney White, USA TODAY NETWORK)
Some states passed on the first round,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>either out of protest or, in the case of Pennsylvania,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in deference to New York. Traditionally, the nominee's home state is given the honor of putting its favorite son over the top.
And in this case, it was the favorite son's son given that honor. Donald Trump Jr., a Manhattan delegate, was announced that 89 of New York's 95 delegates would go to Trump,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>clinching the nomination for his father.
Donald Trump Jr. makes his way through the crowd after announcing New York's roll call vote effectively securing the GOP nomination for his father, Donald Trump, during the 2016 Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Robert Hanashiro, Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)
Afterward, Trump's hand-picked choice for running mate<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— Indiana Gov. Mike Pence<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— was to be nominated as the Republican vice presidential candidate by voice vote, since his name wouldl be the only one put into nomination.
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Contributing: Brian Tumulty.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Follow Gregory Korte on Twitter: @gregorykorte
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