by Evie Stone

It was a near-unanimous showing for John McCain in the floor vote, with a sprinkling of stray delegates casting their lots for Mitt Romney (2 votes) and Ron Paul (5 votes). The states in the back half of the alphabet passed on their votes in the first round so McCain's home state of Arizona could put him over the top.

After the roll call, convention chair Rep. John Boehner called for a unanimous nomination by acclamation. With most delegates having trickled off the floor, the motion passed without objection.