Ohio's Major Cities Making Big Play For 2016 Political Conventions

Ohio's three largest cities want to host one or both of the major political party conventions in 2016, events that could elevate the state's already high political capital and mean hundreds of millions of dollars for a city's economy.

Officials in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus plan to apply to host either the Republican or Democratic national conventions. Despite Ohio's importance as a swing state in presidential elections, the state has not hosted a major political party convention since 1936. The state held five conventions since 1856, two for Democrats and three for Republicans.

Columbus 2016, a group that includes the city of Columbus, the convention and visitors organization Experience Columbus, the Columbus Partnership and both state parties, has been formed to take the lead on landing one of the events. Columbus is farther along in the planning stage than Cincinnati or Cleveland.

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