References to Clinton Dominate Republican Convention Speeches

As a cavalcade of speakers from a variety of backgrounds made their way to the podium during the first two nights of the Republican National Convention, many found a unifying topic to link their remarks: Hillary Clinton.

"Make America Safe Again" and "Make America Work Again" were the organizer-endorsed themes of Monday and Tuesday evenings, respectively, but the presumptive Democratic nominee occupied a vast majority of the attention from the stage at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

An ABC News review of transcripts from the evening sessions of the convention show major speakers directly mentioning Clinton an average of just over six times throughout their speeches. The analysis did not include mentions of "she" or "her" upon subsequent references, which would have added hundreds more to the total, particularly with chants of "Lock her up" becoming a common refrain.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was the most prolific user of Clinton's name, saying "Hillary," "Hillary Clinton" or "Clinton" -- with reference to the candidate -- a total of 23 times. The former U.S. Attorney's speech centered upon a mock trial of the former secretary of state.

Those who shied away from mention of Clinton tended to be members of the Trump family. Melania and Tiffany Trump did not refer to Clinton at all, while Donald Trump Jr. made just three references during his more than 15 minutes at the mic.

Clinton was notably absent as well from the address of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton. With Cotton's name commonly floated as a possible future Republican candidate for president, the first-term senator, 39, instead focused on his experiences in the military and his views on national security.

In total, ABC News found almost 200 references to Clinton throughout all speeches during the first two days of the convention. On Tuesday night, there were an additional two references to Bill Clinton and his presidency, and three references to the Clinton Foundation.