primary election
Candidate selection contest
A primary election is a vote in which members of a political party choose their candidate for a general election.
In the United States, primaries determine who will represent each party in races from local offices to the presidency.
Some primaries are open to all voters; others are closed to registered party members only.
She's favored to win the Democratic primary.
- voteFormal choice expression
- ballotVoting document
- superdelegateAutonomous convention delegate
- party nominationSelection as electoral candidate
- nominationFormal candidate selection
Super Tuesday · poll · straw poll · voting · recount · winner-take-all · popular vote · ranked-choice voting · voter registration · candidate · dark horse · campaign finance · polling station · nominee · absentee ballot · stump · swing · precinct
- Wisconsin Politicsstate legislature, state assembly, state senate, redistricting, state budget
- civicsballot, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government, checks and balances
- democracyvote, voting, ballot, ballots, voters
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- New HampshireConcord, Manchester, Portsmouth, Nashua, Dover
- Nominationsnomination, nominee, candidate, nomination process, nomination speech
primary electiongeneral election
Nationwide voting for office
runoff election · presidential election · Election Day · midterm election · second round
primary electioncaucus
Party selection meeting
party convention · smoke-filled room · backroom deal · appointment · coronation
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