As of 2011, this was the last time any nomination went past the first ballot.

"Our understanding is that the nomination was going to be sent to the Senate this week," the aide said.

Among the five candidates, no one took a majority and the nomination went to the state convention.

He has repeatedly maintained that his nomination would go forward.

The nomination next goes before the full Senate for consideration.

The nomination now goes to the Senate for final action.

Once again, he lost - at least in the short run - and the Republican presidential nomination went to another.

Any presidential nomination would go to the board for its consideration.

"The nomination is not going to be sewn up in the middle of the process," he added.

But whichever one of us gets the nomination is going to have a ball with this in the fall.