primary elections
Party candidate selection
Primary elections are contests within a political party to choose candidates for the general election.
In the United States, primaries determine who represents each party on the ballot—for president, governor, senator, and other offices.
Some primaries are open to all voters; others restrict participation to registered party members.
The primary elections narrowed the field to two candidates.
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- delegate countNumber of convention votes
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- party nominationSelection as electoral candidate
- Super TuesdayConcurrent multi-state primary date
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Nationwide selection of officials
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Secretive political decision-making venues
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