party nomination
Ticket slot awarded
A party nomination is the formal selection of a candidate to represent a political party in an election.
Candidates seek their party's nomination through primaries, caucuses, or conventions: She won the party nomination after a bruising primary campaign.
Once nominated, they become the official standard-bearer for that party in the general election.
- contested primaryElection within party, multiple rivals
- delegate countNumber of convention votes
- caucusParty selection meeting
- superdelegateAutonomous convention delegate
- brokered conventionNomination decided through delegate negotiations
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Nationwide voting for office
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