Republican governors, lawmakers, and thousands of delegates gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the Republican National Convention, where former President Donald Trump received the party's official nomination for the 2024 presidential race. The much-anticipated roll call vote of state delegations on Monday confirmed Trump as the Republican Party's nominee.

Having already secured the necessary 1,215 Republican delegates back in March, Trump's nomination was expected, with his victory in the GOP primary race against President Joe Biden anticipated for the November election. As the roll call took place, Trump announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his chosen vice presidential running mate.

The formal acceptance of the nomination will come on Thursday when Trump delivers a speech, concluding the convention. The nomination was officially sealed when Florida's 125 votes were delivered by Trump's son, Eric Trump, who was accompanied on stage by Donald Trump Jr. and Tiffany Trump.

Chair of the convention, House Speaker Mike Johnson, announced that Trump received a total of 2,387 votes in the roll call. Johnson declared, "Accordingly, the chair announces the President Donald J. Trump, having received a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the convention, has been selected as the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States."

The roll call saw each state and territory delegation announce their votes for the presidential nomination. Delegates, who were selected to represent their states or areas, mostly voted in accordance with the results of their state's primary or caucus. Out of the roughly 150 unbound delegates, some delegations, including those from Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota, were not obligated to vote for their state's chosen candidate.

Based on the results of earlier primaries and caucuses, Trump came into the convention with an estimated 2,243 delegates. His former rival, Nikki Haley, who had secured 94 delegates, announced last week that she would be releasing those delegates and encouraging them to vote for Trump.

State party rules determined whether Haley's delegates were bound to her or free to vote for another candidate after her withdrawal from the presidential race. For example, in Iowa, where Trump, Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswaky had each secured delegates during the caucuses, the entire 40-person delegation voted solely for Trump since he was the only candidate nominated at the convention.

As the Republican National Convention came to a close, the focus now firmly rests on the upcoming election, where Donald Trump will once again seek to challenge President Joe Biden in the race for the White House.